Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo are well-deservedly receiving flowers for their outstanding performances in the Chelsea side, but there are a few other players that may be underappreciated. When you glance around the Chelsea dressing room this season, you’ll notice that the team is extremely skilled. The Blues’ second string defeated Noah 8-0 in midweek during the Conference League group stages, demonstrating their depth.

“I believe people underestimate how good Lavia is. He excelled at Southampton. “If he can overcome his injury issues, he will be an excellent addition to that team,” Deeney told talkSPORT (12:14pm, November 8). Lavia, who is still only 20, is finally starting to get a run of consecutive games for the Blues following some bad luck after joining from Southampton for £58 million (Sky Sports) in August 2023. Tim Sherwood has praised Chelsea’s Lavia as a “incredible” talent who is now making his mark. MORE CHELSEA STORIES ‘I think’: John Obi Mikel tells Chelsea they need to sign an upgrade on their £60,000-a-week player. John Obi Mikel informs Chelsea that they need to sign an improvement on their player

Chelsea’s midfield will have one of its toughest tests this weekend at home against Arsenal, but they appear to be well prepared to compete.