Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will be without Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia for Sunday's trip to Brentford, as injuries continue to hamper his side's efforts to finish in the Premier League's top four.

Both players missed Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Tottenham and have already been ruled out of Sunday’s Premier League fixture at Brentford.

Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia have been ruled out of Chelsea ’s trip to Brentford this weekend, with Enzo Maresca unsure when the injury-prone duo will return. Lavia and Fofana both missed Thursday night’s victory over Tottenham after picking up muscle issues in training in the lead up to the game.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca had joy with tactical tweaks as they maintained their unbeaten run at home with a win against Tottenham

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said he could have blown his side's chances of hanging on for a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday by making defensive changes for the dying moments, only to realise that a full 12 minutes had been added on.

Enzo Maresca believes Moises Caicedo can be considered the best defensive midfielder in the world after Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Spurs on Thursday evening. Enzo Fernandez’s header secured the victory over Spurs at Stamford Bridge which has put Chelsea fourth in the Premier League and five points behind Nottingham Forest in third spot.