Chelsea centre back Trevoh Chalobah will be out of action for at least a week after picking up an injury during the weekend's 2-1 Premier League loss at Aston Villa, manager Enzo Maresca said on Monday.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says the team’s over-reliance on Cole Palmer is affecting his form as the England star goes through his driest run since moving to the London club

Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea are over-reliant on Cole Palmer and rejected criticism of the midfielder's body language in recent games.

Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has predicted the mid-week Premier League matches taking place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Chelsea will host Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday night, while Everton will take on Brentford.

Find out who is missing through injury and who is in a race against time to prove their fitness in the Premier League this weekend.

Pedro Neto is expected to continue in his new role at centre-forward when Chelsea host Southampton tonight in the Premier League. The Blues are juggling a striker shortage with first-choice No9 Nicolas Jackson ruled out with a hamstring injury and backup striker Marc Guiu also injured in the game against West Ham earlier this month.