Enzo Maresca has said Chelsea are over-reliant on Cole Palmer and rejected criticism of the midfielder's body language in recent games. Chelsea slipped to seventh in the Premier League with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday,

Enzo Maresca has challenged his misfiring Chelsea squad to step up during a lean spell for Cole Palmer, admitting "we rely on Cole for everything". "The problem with Cole is probably that we rely on Cole for everything and I said since we started that we need to rely on the team.

Chelsea boss, Enzo Maresca, has spoken about Cole Palmer’s performance in their 2-1 Premier league defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. It was Chelsea’s fifth defeat in nine league games and a missed opportunity to climb up to fourth in the league table.