Liam Delap is closing in on a return from injury and his return can't come soon enough for Chelsea and head coach Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a dramatic 4-3 victory at Wolves; Liam Delap made his return from a hamstring injury but was sent off for two yellow cards; Chelsea have been shown five red cards this season;

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca faced more questioning on Friday about Liam Delap's red card at Wolves, the club's disciplinary issues and set-pieces. When it came to the six dismissals in nine matches, Maresca was very precise with his language, clarifying his view that "some red cards they can avoid and some they can't".

The Blues witnessed yet another red card this week when they faced Wolves at Molineux in the Carabao Cup and boss Enzo Maresca did not hide his frustration at the situation

In a recent interview, Bayern Board Member for Sport, Max Eberl, detailed the last minute transfer chaos and how Bayern managed to land Jackson.

Chelsea returned to winning ways on Wednesday, but they made hard work of their victory at Wolves. Goals from Andrey Santos, Tyrique George, Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens saw the Blues claim a narrow 4-3 win in the Midlands to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.