Chelsea saw their Premier League title hopes severely dented on Monday night as they suffered a shock 2-0 loss at the hands of Ipswich. The Blues were undone by an early penalty from Liam Delap and a strike from Omari Hutchinson in the early stages of the second half, with the defeat coming off the back of a 2-1 reverse at home to Fulham.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has admitted he’s a huge fan of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap amid transfer rumours linking him with the Blues.Delap has long looked like an exciting young talent and

Enzo Maresca refused to be too hard on Chelsea after a 2-0 loss at Ipswich but conceded the result shows they are a long way from being able to compete with the Premier League’s best.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has seemingly already lined up a replacement for one of his first-team players axed from the defeat to Fulham on Saturday. The Blues went down to a damaging 2-1 derby loss at the hands of their London rivals at Stamford Bridge, leaving them seven points off leaders Liverpool.