Enzo Maresca revealed several of his key Chelsea players are carrying injuries after his side slipped to a late 2-1 defeat against Sunderland.

Chemsdine Talbi’s injury-time winner continued Sunderland’s superb start to the Premier League season, with the newly-promoted side now temporarily up to second.

Chelsea, meanwhile, missed out on the opportunity to make it five wins on the spin despite taking the lead just four minutes into the contest through Alejandro Garnacho.

But the Blues struggled to press home their early advantage and were ultimately punished for a frustrating performance by Talbi’s winner after Wilson Isidor had levelled proceedings midway through the first half.,

Maresca’s side looked somewhat out of steam towards the end of Saturday’s home fixture in what was their third match in seven days.

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