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Enzo Maresca delivers positive team news for Aston Villa with two injured stars back

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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has delivered some positive Chelsea team news for the Aston Villa game with two injured stars back.

Chelsea have been doing much better with injuries this season and albeit some players who have reoccurring issues and consistent injuries, mostly they are fairing pretty well in the injury department this season.


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Earlier on today, we delivered a very positive injury update article with Liam Delap being pictured back in full training yesterday after his latest injury issue.

Delap has been nursing his latest injury but it looks like he is back and will be in the squad for Saturday against Aston Villa, as well as Estevao Willian who has also been out injured.

This has all been confirmed now by Enzo Maresca in his pre-match press conference this morning ahead of the game at the weekend.

Team news from Maresca

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Estevao fires in. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Estevao Willian and Liam Delap are both available for Aston Villa on Saturday, as confirmed by one Chelsea reporter today.

Also, Cole Palmer is now ready to play 90 minutes, according to the same reporter who was in the room.

Excellent news for Maresca and the team ahead of the game.

A tough test now

Villa have been flying, so they will provide a tough test for Chelsea on Saturday. Their form has been very good lately and they seem to be playing with a lot of confidence.

Chelsea players will need to be on their game ahead of the game and and moving into the game. They will need to be focused and have their best players turn up. But even still, a very difficult test for Chelsea this.

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