Chelsea has climbed into the Champions League qualification positions by beating Everton 1-0 in the Premier League thanks to Nicolas Jackson’s first-half goal

For this weekend at least, Chelsea are in the top five. If they remain there once they've visited Nottingham Forest on the final day, Maresca will have achieved what looked like fair expectations on his appointment at the start of the season.

Despite coming from behind to beat Fulham in thrilling fashion at Craven Cottage last weekend, Chelsea began Saturday in sixth place, knowing