Enzo Maresca believes England manager Thomas Tuchel should consider attending the Chelsea and Aston Villa match on Saturday, which will feature a clash between Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers.

Enzo Maresca’s side have picked up form, heading into this fixture with a thrilling 3-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. Palmer had been expected to be back in the team for that game only for a freak injury to wreck those plans last week.

Chelsea threw away a commanding position as Aston Villa stretched their winning run to 11 games, thanks to an Ollie Watkins brace in a 2-1 comeback win. Joao Pedro put the Blues into a deserved first-half lead but a wretched second half from Enzo Maresca's side put paid to their faint Premier League title ambitions as Watkins stole the show on Saturday night.

Enzo Maresca has said Cole Palmer is being protected for Chelsea ’s Champions League clash against Atalanta. Palmer, who has struggled with a recurring groin injury this season, was absent from training ahead of Chelsea ’s trip to Bergamo.