Enzo Maresca says Cole Palmer’s form is not helped by Chelsea’s reliance on him - The 22-year-old remains the club’s leading scorer this season with 14.

Amid more severe crises at Manchester United and Tottenham the average Premier League supporter might not have noticed Chelsea’s rapid decline over the last couple of months.

Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea are over-reliant on Cole Palmer and rejected criticism of the midfielder's body language in recent games.

Enzo Maresca has called for the rest of his Chelsea team to step up and ease the pressure on the ‘struggling’ Cole Palmer who is ‘upset the club are not winning games’. Palmer has not found the back of the net since the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in January and has gone 13 games without providing an assist.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on the recent poor form of Cole Palmer and says his side can’t solely rely on their talisman as they prepare to face Southampton Cobham, London, UK

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Enzo Maresca admits Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen is ‘sad and upset’ after his blunder against Aston Villa, but he will remain first choice for now. The Blues have had issues in goal all season as Robert Sanchez started as first choice but was eventually dropped due to poor form.