Chelsea boss on Palmer injury, Garnacho debut, Brentford

Garnacho optimism

Roberto Di Matteo believes Alejandro Garnacho could be "one of the best bits of business" Chelsea have done in recent years after the Blues signed the winger for £40million from Manchester United over the summer.

Bobby Vincent sat down to interview former Chelsea boss Di Matteo on Thursday afternoon and the Italian revealed his optimism surrounding Garnacho, who could make his debut tomorrow.

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Chelsea charged by FA

Chelsea are not expecting a sporting sanction after the Football Association (FA) released a statement on Thursday morning detailing the club had been hit with 74 charges, football.london understands.

The Blues were charged for offences relating to working with football agents, intermediaries and third party investment during Roman Abramovich's ownership of the club. Chelsea, though, are expecting a resolution more in line with the UEFA settlement from a few months ago.

Back in July, the club were fined and a resolution similar to that is expected, in terms of it being financial and not a major sporting sanction.

Sporting sanctions, such as points deductions, are understood not to be on the agenda for Chelsea. football.london understands the charges from the FA are relating to primarily tax-related matters that have since been dealt with in cooperation with HMRC.

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Welcome!

Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Enzo Maresca's pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea's Premier League match with Brentford.

The Blues travel to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday evening with the chance of going back to the top of the league table, with Liverpool in action on Sunday afternoon.

Maresca will preview the match, as well as address a number of other subjects. You can follow his press conference right here.

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