Chelsea boss Enzo Marseca has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton (kick-off 15:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Romeo Lavia will be available on Saturday but Maresca will decide if the midfielder can start after their last training session. Captain Reece James remains out.

Enzo Maresca admitted he has been impressed with the leadership qualities exhibited by Tosin Adarabioyo since his summer move to Chelsea. Adarabioyo made the switch across west London to Stamford Bridge in June following the expiration of his contract at Fulham.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has been speaking about how impressed he’s been with some of his players. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says Tosin Adarabioyo is already one of the leaders of the team, despite only arriving this summer.

Graham Potter says there was “frustration and anger” over the way his Chelsea tenure ended but he does not regret taking the job. Potter was dismissed seven months into a five-year contract in April 2023 after Chelsea paid a £20million buyout clause to bring him to the club from Brighton and Hove Albion the previous September.

Graham Potter is ready to return to football management after 17 months of exile following his disastrous reign at Chelsea. The 49-year-old admitted he felt a sense of “humiliation” with his high-profile sacking after successfully building his career with spells at Ostersunds,