Enzo Maresca hopes Chelsea will be boosted by the return of five first team players by the time his side play Tottenham Hotspur on April 2. Chelsea suffered another setback this week when a scan on Nicolas Jackson showed his hamstring problem sustained against West Ham United was more serious than first thought and leaves the striker facing six weeks on the sidelines.

Enzo Maresca has condemned the ‘completely wrong’ decision for Chelsea to play on transfer deadline day after losing both Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu to injury in the final hours of the January window.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed Nicolas Jackson will be sidelined until April with a hamstring injury.