After a string of sorry results that has halted momentum, Maresca was looking for anything other than continuity at Stamford Bridge. He set about trying to produce a first league win in six games with some heavy surgery to his team, making five changes, though some were enforced by injuries picked up against Bournemouth to Levi Colwill, Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia. Cole Palmer had a knock too, but of course he was passed fit.
