Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca would've expected it'd be easier to get goals against visiting Leicester City on Sunday, but they'll take the one they got because it came with three points.

Chelsea talisman Cole Palmer failed to score for a ninth consecutive match after missing a penalty against Leicester, but it emerged after the game that he had been struggling with illness

Currently, Jorgensen is front-runner for Maresca, starting in Premier League matches over Spaniard Sanchez, yet the ex-Brighton keeper is vying to win back the No. 1 position after starting Thursday's 2-1 Conference match.

Maresca added: "Cole gets excited even to play training sessions, so he's always happy to play games. It was planned [to add him at this stage]. For the first six months of the season, we tried to give him more rest - him, Wes, Romeo. Unfortunately, the other two got injuries but the plan was exactly this plan."

He made the comments after the Blues scraped to a 1-0 English Premier League win over Leicester City. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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