Enzo Maresca says Tyrique George ‘probably isn’t 100 per cent’ ready to replace Noni Madueke in Chelsea’s starting XI, but he must consider the teenager due to the club’s injury problems. Chelsea’s desperately poor run of form continued against Brighton last Friday,

Chelsea's injury problems have worsened after Noni Madueke was forced off with a hamstring problem during their defeat to Brighton.

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Noni Madueke will not return for Chelsea until after March’s international break.Madueke picked up a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton in

Madueke could be back in action by the time Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in a mouthwatering London derby on April 2, and as the Blues were eliminated by Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round, they do not need to worry about losing the attacker for any of those contests.

Enzo Maresca conceded that his Chelsea side need to ‘find different solutions’ quickly after they failed to register a single shot on target in a humbling 3-0 defeat to Brighton. Less than a week on from their FA Cup elimination at the hands of the Seagulls, the visitors were beaten all ends up by Fabian Hurzeler’s men in the Premier League.