Chelsea quelled criticism of Enzo Maresca's rotation policy with a 3-0 win against Wolves featuring the first goal of Malo Gusto's career on Saturday.Middlesbrough have granted their manager Rob Edwards permission to speak to Wolves over the job after agreeing a compensation deal on Saturday.

Presented with an opportunity to underline their title-winning credentials against supposedly lesser opposition, Chelsea’s performances have lacked intensity, with Maresca’s young squad guilty of getting complacent.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has delivered his verdict on manager-less Wolves ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture.

Enzo Maresca could not quite believe his eyes when Malo Gusto popped up in the penalty area to put Chelsea ahead against Wolves.

Maresca has made 85 changes to his starting line-up in 16 games this season, the most by any Premier League club.

One of Enzo Maresca's major tasks since becoming Chelsea head coach has been managing the regular injury problems.

The Blues moved to within six points of league leaders Arsenal after Malo Gusto struck his first goal for the club, Joao Pedro came up with the second and Pedro Neto put the icing on the cake. The trio all had their shooting boots on, unlike Delap, who was poor in front of goal, and his replacement, Estevao, took little time to set up Pedro.

Enzo Maresca summarised his thoughts on the campaign so far for Chelsea. The Blues have picked up seven points from four Champions League fixtures, are in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, and have a comparable points tally in the Premier League to this stage last season.

The zeitgeist of this season in the Premier League has been the long throw, of all things.Teams from table topping Arsenal all the way down have adopted it with some success. Chelsea have fallen