Chelsea captain Reece James has sent a message to the upcoming generation of footballers as he looks to inspire them with a new tournament.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has admitted Cole Palmer is a huge doubt for his side's clash with Wolves on Monday. The forward produced another sublime finish in the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday night, his 14th Premier League goal of the season.

Cole Palmer has been passed fit to start Chelsea’s clash against Wolves this evening.  The 22-year-old star has once again been the Blues’ key player this season but was an injury worry ahead of

CHELSEA are set to be forced into a makeshift starting XI when they take on Wolves tonight, with star man Cole Palmer set to miss out through injury. The Blues have been hit by a wave of injuries

The big news is Cole Palmer is fit to start after his ankle knock in the draw with Bournemouth, while Reece James is also in the lineup after rescuing a point from the bench against the Cherries. There's also a first league for the club for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall,

“Cole Palmer will be pleased to see that Chelsea are making progress because getting back into the Champions League was a minimum requirement from this season. In two or three seasons’ time he might think about leaving if he hasn’t won a major trophy, he will want to be challenging at least but at the moment he is committed to the club.”

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against Wolves (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Maresca said Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill and Romeo Lavia did not train on Friday.

Noni Madueke had punished debutant Abdukodir Khusanov’s error inside two minutes, but City hit back to level through Josko Gvardiol before half-time. A mistake from Robert Sanchez then allowed Erling Haaland to put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead, before Phil Foden crowned a 3-1 victory.

Enzo Maresca is wrong, Chelsea are going backwards and the slide must be stopped - Despite the manager’s claims on the contrary , every element of his squad is underperforming

Champions City beat visitors Chelsea on Saturday to climb above them into fourth place in the Premier League table

Reece James had a rare off day during Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Kyle Walker described James as “complete” as the England international has always been renowned for being incredible defensively while also being a massive threat going forward.

It's been a bumpy ride for Man City, but they are back into the Premier League top four with an important win over Chelsea, who are unraveling.