Enzo Maresca’s press conference today was all about the injury to Wesley Fofana and how it would affect Chelsea’s season.With Benoit Badiashile out until February – and possibly longer – the

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca backed Levi Colwill to one day inherit the club captaincy as present skipper Reece James prepares to make his comeback from injury. James has not featured since injuring a hamstring in November – the latest in a long line of fitness setbacks – but could be in from the start against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has said France centre-back Wesley Fofana could miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn hamstring.

But it is Chelsea’s lack of control during matches that is providing a test for him now. The 2-0 defeat at Ipswich Town means Chelsea have lost successive games for the first time under Maresca. They have failed to score in successive away games too and ended 2024 picking up just one point from their final three league matches.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was not surprised to see Liam Delap shine as he scored in Ipswich Town’s win over the Blues on Monday night. Delap scored from the penalty spot to open the scoring at Portman Road before Omari Hutchinson completed the scoring on 53 minutes to give the Tractor Boys a famous victory.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has offered some praise to a Chelsea transfer target who completely had his team on strings last night. Ipswich Town absolutely shocked Chelsea by beating them 2-0 at home in the Premier League last night in a result that not one person would have expected.

Latest Chelsea news and gossip as Enzo Maresca's side fell to a disappointing defeat to Ipswich Town in the Premier League

A 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Ipswich marked by some margin the worst result of Maresca’s tenure so far, and means the Blues will head into the New Year no longer having to deny their title credentials but instead suddenly dragged back into a battle for the top four.

Ipswich vs Chelsea saw the Blues drop points yet again in the English Premier League and manager Enzo Maresca is disappointed about their missed chances.

Enzo Maresca refused to be too hard on Chelsea after a 2-0 loss at Ipswich but conceded the result shows they are a long way from being able to compete with the Premier League's best. A barnstorming display by Liam Delap helped Ipswich register a first top-flight home win in 22 years as he scored a 12th-minute penalty and then laid on Omari Hutchinson's goal eight minutes into the second half.