Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca addressed the club’s growing injury list after their hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

Despite the challenges posed by absences, the Blues secured three vital points, keeping their title ambitions on track.

Speaking to reporters post-game, Maresca outlined the extent of Chelsea’s injury problems, revealing that seven players were unavailable for selection.

He said: “We had Joao (Felix) and Romeo (Lavia) that can probably be available for the next one.

“Carney (Chukwuemeka) after Astana was ill, Chilly (Ben Chilwell) was ill. Pedro was suspended. Then we have Reece (James) and Wes (Fofana) injured. Unfortunately, yesterday after the session, Benoit (Badiashile) felt something. This is the situation. And Misha (Mudryk) is ill.”