Ipswich Town vs Chelsea: Enzo Maresca hints at Blues rotation for Premier League fixture

Chelsea caput manager Enzo Maresca has acknowledged that helium volition "change something" for Monday's Premier League fixture astatine Ipswich Town.

At 1 constituent connected Boxing Day, the Blues were good connected their mode to cutting the spread to leaders Liverpool to 1 constituent arsenic they led Fulham successful the West London derby.

However, Chelsea conceded doubly during the last 10 minutes positive added-on clip to succumb to a 2-1 reverse to their neighbours astatine Stamford Bridge.

With Liverpool overcoming Leicester City aboriginal successful the day, Chelsea present beryllium 7 points adrift of the Merseyside giants successful the Premier League table up of the travel to Portman Road.

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Maresca promises Chelsea changes

A disapproval aft the nonaccomplishment to Fulham was Maresca opting against making much than 1 substitution. The lone alteration came erstwhile replacing Nicolas Jackson with Christopher Nkunku successful the 73rd minute.

The Italian responded by insisting that the players already connected the transportation were performing to a high-enough standard, yet it appears that helium volition instrumentality a antithetic attack connected Monday.

When being quizzed connected the defeat, Maresca stated that helium intends to marque a fig of alterations to his starting lineup.

As quoted by football.london, helium said: ""For sure, aft a game, you request to spell again nary substance the result. Especially this month; I deliberation successful December, we already played 8 oregon 9 games successful 25 oregon 27 days.

"So present it is besides important to retrieve the vigor and spell again connected Monday and past if we are going to marque 1 change, 2 changes oregon 3 changes, we volition see.

"Now it is simply a spot aboriginal but for sure, we are going to alteration something."

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Who could commencement for Chelsea astatine Ipswich?

Although determination is present a four-day spread betwixt fixtures, Maresca whitethorn take to manus Nkunku conscionable his 3rd Premier League commencement of the play up of Jackson.

Joao Felix whitethorn besides commencement successful spot of either Pedro Neto oregon Jadon Sancho, with Cole Palmer perchance moving into a wide area.

Despite being dropped from the squad versus Fulham, Noni Madueke is disposable for the travel to East Anglia, portion Renato Veiga whitethorn beryllium considered for a commencement successful central-midfield if Romeo Lavia is not capable to instrumentality from injury.

With regards to the defence, Axel Disasi is the lone elder subordinate who whitethorn realistically beryllium restored to the defence.

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