Full Chelsea squad for Nottingham Forest as Enzo Maresca triple decision works wonders

The latest Chelsea news as the Blues look to go into the international break with six straight victories when they take on Nottingham Forest

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca will continue to have a long list of options to choose from for today's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.

The Blues welcome Nuno Espirito Santo's men to Stamford Bridge looking to continue their fine run of form and move within just two points of league leaders Liverpool.

After kick starting their Europa League campaign with a 4-2 win over KAA Gent on Thursday night, a number of players received a much-needed rest following a hectic end of September. Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia are three notable first-team players excluded from the squad for the tournament meaning they are well rested.

"We do not have two teams. It is one team, only one team," Maresca explained when quizzed about having two teams to choose from. "The ones that are playing tonight does not mean they cannot play Sunday or the next Premier League game. In this moment it is like this but the important thing is that changing players, you can see the identity of the team.

"The last game against Brighton, tonight, the Barrow game, the West Ham game. This is the most important thing. We continue in the same way. For sure, I can understand in this moment it is like this but in football things can change very quickly.

"The last three or four games, since we started, the identity is clear, the purpose is clear. For sure, 100%, we can do many, many things better. We can attack better. Tonight I think we attacked very well."

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There are minimal absentees for Chelsea, with Reece James awaiting his first appearance under Maresca. Omari Kellyman is also out after suffering a hamstring injury. Here is the full squad of players available to Maresca this afternoon.

Full Chelsea squad

Goalkeeper: Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen, Marcus Bettinelli, Lucas Bergstrom.

Defenders: Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella, Renato Veiga, Levi Colwill, Benoit Badiashile, Tosin Adarabioyo, Axel Disasi, Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto.

Midfielders: Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei.

Wingers and Forwards: Pedro Neto, Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu.

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