What Chelsea players are doing with their week off, Blues have learnt from Arsenal’s ‘unexpected’ mistake

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Enzo Maresca has a rare week where Chelsea are not in action, giving him a chance to work on a number of things on the training ground.

With the Blues being dumped out of the FA Cup by Brighton, they will not be in action this weekend, and can look ahead to the return of the Conference League next week.

It is expected that Maresca will name a stronger side than the one he did in the group stages of the competition. The likes of Axel Disasi, Joao Felix and Renato Veiga will not be in action after being loaned out for the rest of the season.

Chelsea to spend week break in London

The positive as far as Chelsea concerned is that they are entering this prolonged period without a game off the back of a return to winning ways, despite animosity from supporters.

Blues fans protested at Stamford Bridge before the players took to the field for the 4-0 win over Southampton, moving them to just two points off third place.

Arsenal recently had an extended break from Premier League action, deciding to follow their recent tradition of heading to Dubai for warm weather training.

This decision has backfired though, as former Blue Kai Havertz suffered an ‘unexpected’ injury that has ended his season, and ultimately their chance at winning the title.

It seems Chelsea are going to be going down a different route. According to Mail Plus, the Blues will be staying in London as they prepare for their last league game before the international break.

Chelsea players closing in on injury return

A week off could be the best possible thing for Chelsea as they hope to welcome back a number of players from injury.

Wesley Fofana was back in the squad to face Southampton, being an unused substitute as the Blues manage his return carefully.

They have been without the likes of Nicolas Jackson, Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile for a number of weeks now, and Maresca has hopes that they will all be in a position to return after the international break.