Wesley Fofana and Reece James are also currently on the treament table as the Blues have a few injury worries ahead of a busy festive period. The Enzo Maresca revolution keeps on rolling at Chelsea as a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brentford on Sunday extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight matches.
![[Romeo Lavia picked up a knock in Chelsea’s win over Tottenham]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/16/12/newFile-3.jpg)
The Blues are now up to second in the table and only two points behind leaders Liverpool as they’ve established themselves as genuine title contenders, despite the ongoing protestations of Maresca. Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson scored in the victory over the Bees before Bryan Mbeumo’s late goal ensured a nervy finish and Cucurella’s sending off after the full-time whistle put a further dampener on proceedings.
![[Wesley Fofana was injured during the match with Aston Villa earlier this month]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/03/11/newFile-3.jpg)
But Chelsea are rattling along nicely ahead of their final Conference League group game against Shamrock Rovers on Thursday, even though there are a couple of injury worries heading into the busy festive period. Here’s the latest Chelsea team news and injury updates after their weekend win over Brentford:.
Felix was absent for both Chelsea’s Conference League win over Astana on Thursday and the Brentford triumph with a problem that wasn’t disclosed by the club. However, he looks set to return this week. “We had Joao and Romeo that probably can be available for the next one,” Maresca confirmed in his post-match press conference.
