On Monday morning, Enzo Maresca had the chance to build on the damning comments he made after Chelsea's win over Everton at the weekend, but chose not to offer any clarification

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Enzo Maresca has ruled Cole Palmer out of Tuesday's trip to Cardiff as he set his sights on winning the Carabao Cup with Chelsea. Palmer scored Chelsea’s opening goal against Everton on Saturday in the Premier League, before being substituted before the hour mark, but he will be rested against the League One leaders in Tuesday’s quarter-final.

After Saturday's 2-0 win against Everton, the head coach had made the complaint after saying "many people didn't support us".

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca is still frustrated by Tuesday’s loss against Atalanta in the Champions League: ‘If you review the first goal, they had one player inside the box, and we had seven

Reece James again filling in for the suspended Moises Caicedo in central midfield, Gusto lined up at right-back, yet it often felt as though it was he who was the right-sided full-back shuttling up and down in midfield, flying into challenges and trying to cut out Everton attacks at source.

Atalanta is 10th with 10 points and a record of three wins, one draw, and one loss. Chelsea is ahead of Atalanta since the English side has a +6 goal difference, while the Italian team has a +1 goal difference.

Cole Palmer appealed for understanding from Chelsea fans after their mini-slump ended with a 2-0 win over Everton, claiming the team's schedule is tougher than people realise.

The prospect of facing Arsenal without their No 10 was once a cause for major concern. Now, Chelsea have plenty of other attacking options

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Chelsea enters Saturday on a bit of a whimper on all fronts. After beating Barcelona in UEFA Champions League action last month, the club has gone winless in its past four matches. Along with losing to Leeds United earlier this month, the Blues only have draws against Arsenal and Bournemouth.