Jabbing a finger into his own chest as he ran towards the travelling Chelsea supporters at the Vitality Stadium, Christopher Nkunku ’s energy in celebrating his winning goal over Bournemouth was as much angry defiance as pure jubilation.

Enzo Maresca has been slammed over his ‘unfair’ treatment of Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell. Chilwell was one of several Chelsea players to be placed in Maresca’s ‘bomb squad’ following his arrival at Stamford Bridge.

An expensively-assembled group of established senior players are already in a tough fight for minutes out wide and in attacking midfield. That scrap will become harder still when Brazilian starlet Estevao Willian and Ecuadorian prodigy Kendry Paez join up with the Blues' squad at the end of this season.

Chelsea sources are now reporting who they believe are the ideal three attacking midfielders for Enzo Maresca as part of the regular starting Xl.Chelsea probably have one the scariest looking

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca says Chelsea must find solutions to Cole Palmer's increased attention from rival defenders after difficult evening on south coast for England star

Manager Enzo Maresca says Chelsea must "find different solutions" if Cole Palmer gets man marked as he was at Bournemouth. The 22-year-old forward had made a sensational start to the season with a goal and four assists but struggled to make an impact in a physical match where Lewis Cook followed his every move.

Enzo Maresca is still ironing out some glaring problems at Chelsea and there is one issue that is perhaps surprising when compared to Mauricio Pochettino's tenure with the club