Enzo Maresca says the form of Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson has given him a striking headache ahead of Saturday’s visit of Brighton - but poured cold water on the idea of playing both centre-forwards together.

Christopher Nkunku struck his first Chelsea hat-trick as the Blues thrashed League Two minnows Barrow in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is pleased to have two strikers scoring goals regularly as Christopher Nkunku gets a hat-trick against Barrow - but says he can't play them both.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hinted his two in-form strikers Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are unlikely to figure in the same starting XI any time soon. The Italian has made an impressive start to his Stamford Bridge tenure and followed up Saturday’s comprehensive win at West Ham by masterminding a routine 5-0 thrashing of Barrow in the EFL Cup.