Overview

• Enzo Maresca confirmed Cole Palmer will miss Saturday's west London derby against Fulham due to a groin issue and will be monitored day by day.
• Palmer pulled up in the warm-up at West Ham and sat out the 5-1 win, and he was left out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
• Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile remain sidelined and are not expected back until after the international break, according to Maresca.
• Chelsea are close to signing Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United for about £40m, with the winger in London for a medical, and Maresca said further moves before Monday's deadline are possible.
• Christopher Nkunku is set to join AC Milan on loan, and Maresca said Chelsea must find different solutions in attack, with Willian Estevao among those pushing to start.