Back in October, Maresca publicly criticised James for his failure to lead the side behind the scenes during his injury ...

James returned to fitness earlier this month, coming off the bench to bail Chelsea out with a late free-kick equaliser in the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth ... we consider Reece a top player ...

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca will aim to wipe the smile off “funny guy” Graham Potter’s face when he faces his former West ...

Chelsea open the month looking to turn around their fortunes in the Premier League when they host West Ham United at Stamford ...

The Londoners' games are following an all-too familiar course, but are their second-half toils down to fatigue or coaching inflexibility?

Chelsea face back-to-back games against Brighton, starting with a trip to the AMEX Stadium for their FA Cup fourth round ...

Reece James scored for Chelsea in January’s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth (Steven Paston/PA) “We are better than two months ago, even if we are struggling to win games.” Maresca said that ...

Maresca said that captain Reece James, who in October he publicly challenged ... time equaliser in last month’s 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth, his first league appearance since November.