Moises Caicedo and Reece James will aim to return to a much-changed Chelsea lineup when they face Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Chelsea will be eager to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they lock horns with Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening. Enzo Maresca has a new issue to worry about ahead of his side’s latest fixture.

Liam Delap is the latest absentee after being sent off against Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this week in the EFL Cup fourth round. Mykhailo Mudryk is the other player serving a suspension after failing a doping test several months ago.

Additionally, Benoit Badiashile (muscle), Levi Colwill (knee), Dario Essugo (thigh), and Cole Palmer (groin) remain in the treatment room. Meanwhile, during his pre-match press conference, Maresca provided fitness updates on several players, including Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, and Joao Pedro.

The Chelsea manager said, “They are okay, they are available. The reason why Joao didn’t play against Wolves is that we tried to protect him. It was the same thing with Moi and with Enzo; just giving them some minutes [rather than them starting]. But the idea is to protect these players.”

“Game by game, we can’t plan with them because of their problems, their situations. So, it’s about taking it game-by-game and seeing how many minutes we can use them. We try to use the whole squad because, at this moment, we need the whole squad. With Cole, it’s the plan is exactly the same. We will wait and hopefully he can be back soon.”

Robert Sanchez will replace Filip Jorgensen between the sticks, with Chelsea lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The backline will feature Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, and Marc Cucurella.

As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo in the double pivot, with Andrey Santos reprising the no. 10 role. Finally, Joao Pedro will lead the line for the away side against Tottenham, with Estevao Willian and Pedro Neto being the two wide attackers.

Predicted Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Santos, Neto; Joao Pedro