January will test Chelsea’s progress. Maresca doesn’t need any new signings at this moment in time. There might come a point at which the Italian wants certain areas of his squad strengthened or remoulded, but right now Chelsea must get players off its books rather than add new ones. Chelsea must resist the temptation to spend more.

Chelsea must shake off the Boxing day loss to Fulham that snapped a nine-match unbeaten run in the Premier League and go for the win at Ipswich Town on Monday, manager Enzo Maresca said.

After a preseason which didn’t go well, Enzo Maresca has seen everything go pretty swimmingly as Chelsea boss ever since.Results have been good and his team are far ahead of where they were