Chelsea have received what can be viewed as four timely boosts ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Brentford.

The Blues went into the September international break sitting in second place in the , yet with Enzo Maresca admitting publicly that he was already ready for a period of rest after the summer efforts at the Club World Cup.

However, a wide array of first-team players have been away with their respective nations, the vast majority involved in World Cup qualifiers around the globe.

With Chelsea facing West London neighbours Brentford on Saturday night, several of their South American contingent playing in the early hours of Wednesday morning was far from ideal.

Nevertheless, there were four instances of Maresca receiving a boost ahead of attempting to extend

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