Overview
- Enzo Maresca said Wesley Fofana was struggling to see after taking a boot to the face and described the eye problem as “quite bad.”
- Maresca expressed hope Fofana could be available for Saturday’s Premier League match against Everton, with medical clearance still to come.
- Fofana replaced Trevoh Chalobah at half-time but was withdrawn about 30 minutes later, with Tosin Adarabioyo coming on as Chelsea’s last change.
- The head coach said Chalobah’s removal was partly pre-planned due to workload and also because the defender had been booked.
- Maresca noted he would have turned to Estevão or Andrey to chase the game if another substitution had been available, after Chelsea lost 2-1 despite Joao Pedro’s opener and a Charles De Ketelaere winner.