Enzo Maresca has explained his decision to play "fantastic" Chelsea defender Reece James in midfield in the 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur staged another tense, occasionally dicey Premier League affair on Saturday, with the visitors leaving Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with London derby honors and a 1-0 win.

Chelsea have no interest in allowing Andrey Santos to leave, particularly not to a direct Premier League rival.That’s certainly not what Manchester United want to hear, as they established their

Chelsea currently have a plethora of stars in the final third ahead of George in the pecking order. Out wide, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Pedro Neto and Estêvão are preferred to the youngster, while João Pedro, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu lead him in the No. 9 department.

LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca clarified comments he made about Liam Delap and revealed on Friday that the suspended striker apologised to the team after his red card. The Italian had said after a 4-3 League Cup win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday that Delap was "playing the game for himself" and called the sending off embarrassing and stupid.

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea is back in the win column at the expense of London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, collecting three big points away from home.

Wolves have parted company with Vitor Pereira ahead of facing Chelsea in the Premier League. After 10 Premier League games played, Wolves have yet to pick up a win and only managed to claim two points, putting them already at major risk of relegation.

(Reuters) -Chelsea striker Joao Pedro said he was relieved to end his goal drought but not overly concerned about his numbers, insisting that team success is his priority after netting the winner in Saturday's 1-0 Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur.