The Blues returned to winning ways in midweek with a 4-1 win over Panathinaikos in the Conference League. Mykhailo Mudryk was the pick of the players with one goal and two assists.

Chelsea will now host the Magpies in the top-flight and ahead of the game, Maresca has revealed that the west London giants have no fresh concerns to deal with at the moment.

He said: "They were very happy about the minutes they got. The performance? They finished very well. No injury, which is the most important thing."

The Blues suffered a minor setback with a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool last weekend and they will be aiming to make amends against the Magpies at home tomorrow.

Chelsea are presently seventh in the standings with 14 points and they can climb to fourth (at least temporarily) by beating Eddie Howe 's side.

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