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Moises Caicedo to complete suspension as Blues hope for Cole Palmer impact

Chelsea should have both Cole Palmer and Wesley Fofana available to start against Everton in the Premier League today.

Maresca confirmed on Friday afternoon that the French centre-back is now “completely fine” and in contention to feature against Everton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Palmer should be able to start too after missing the Atalanta trip to manage his workload, but is still not 100 per cent fit after respective groin and toe issues and came through Thursday’s training session at Cobham with a “mixed feeling”, according to Maresca.

Moises Caicedo, who played the full game in Italy in midweek, will drop out again as he serves the final match of a three-game domestic suspension handed down following his red card against Arsenal last month.

Chelsea captain Reece James may be handed an initial rest against Everton after coming through two lots of 90 minutes recently against Bournemouth and Atalanta. He is currently unable to play three full games in a week.

That should mean a chance for Andrey Santos in midfield, with Maresca having also claimed that further opportunities are coming for defender Jorrel Hato.

Liam Delap remains sidelined with a shoulder injury picked up against Bournemouth that could keep the striker out for up to four weeks, and there are longer-term injuries to Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia and Levi Colwill.

Predicted Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Santos, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Garnacho; Joao Pedro

Injured: Delap, Essugo, Lavia, Colwill

Suspended: Caicedo

Time and date: 3pm GMT on Saturday December 13, 2025