Ben Chilwell has been handed a Chelsea lifeline after head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed he is under consideration for selection after returning to training with the first team. The England defender appeared to have no future at Stamford Bridge in August when he was not included in the core group of 22 or 23 players the Italian considered to be his first-team squad,

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca believes players are right to complain about the intense schedule and says going on strike may be one of their options to change things. Player welfare has become an escalating concern,

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Ben Chilwell has been handed a Chelsea lifeline after head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed he is under consideration for selection after returning to training with the first team. The England defender appeared to have no future at Stamford Bridge in August when he was not included in the core group of 22 or 23 players the Italian considered to be his first-team squad,

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Ben Chilwell is back in contention at Chelsea after being reintegrated into the first team squad.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has explained the need to ‘protect’ Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana influenced his decision to leave them out of his Conference League squad. The Blues embark on their latest European campaign next week but given the number of fixtures on the horizon,

Chelsea are not in that competition, but do play in the Conference League this term and have the added complication of having qualified for Fifa’s new Club World Cup next summer. The result is that a season which began on August 18 may not finish until July 15 next year and Maresca says there is “no doubt” players are being asked to play too many games.

Chelsea have major concerns over Reece James’ injury record. The 24-year-old has struggled with injuries and fitness-related problems for most of his senior career with his latest setback coming in the form of a hamstring strain.