EPL: Why I dropped Cole Palmer, Jackson against Brentford – Maresca

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has explained why he decided to leave Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson from his starting XI to face Brentford on Sunday.

Blues’ supporters were left stunned after the team sheets were released before the West London Derby.

Palmer and Jackson were left on the bench, as Maresca made changes to the side that beat Tottenham 1-0 on Thursday.

Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella and Levi Colwill all dropped to the bench, perhaps with Thursday’s…