Enzo Maresca joked he might have to play up front himself after injuries to Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu, along with a lack of movement in the January transfer market, left Chelsea facing a striker shortage ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup trip to Brighton.
Even Shumaira Mheuka, the 17-year-old academy graduate who has been on the fringes on the first team this season, is overcoming a thigh issue with Maresca considering using Cole Palmer or Christopher Nkunku – neither of whom are strikers – out of necessity.