A very gutted Enzo Maresca last night spoke to the media after Chelsea’s defeat to Newcastle at St James’ Park, where the result wasn’t the only damage done to the Blues’ Champions League hopes.
Nicolas Jackson got a red card which will rule him out of the final two games of the season suspended. That issue is compounded by the fact that we don’t really have a backup striker in the squad. We have Marc Guiu, who is very raw and has been injured since January.
With Jadon Sancho unable to play the first game against his parent club Manchester United, that means big questions for the lineup on Friday night.