Enzo Maresca has just handed new Chelsea roles to two players after squad decision

Chelsea have named their Premier League squad for the 2025/26 season, with a few changes from 12 months ago.

Summer signings Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and returning loanee, Raheem Sterling, have all been added to the main squad. Fellow summer signings Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens, Facundo Buonanotte, and Estevao Willian have been named in the unlimited group for players aged 21 or under.

The rules over the Under-21 list means that Chelsea and Enzo Maresca have been forced to move two players from that list to take up one of the 25 available slots in the main list.

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Defenders Malo Gusto and Levi Colwill were named in the club's Under-21 squad this time last term. But with both players now having turned 22, they have had to be named in the main 25-man list.

Gusto has featured in all three Premier League matches for Chelsea so far this season, and will hope to get the call from the start in Saturday night's clash against Brentford at the G-tech Community Stadium (8pm).

Colwill, meanwhile, will spend some time on the side-lines. He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at the start of pre-season, and he hopes to recover as quickly as possible and make an impact on the team later in the season.

"Levi's injury is ACL injury, so it is not one month or two months, it is six, seven, or eight months," Maresca said on the injury. "For sure, he will be back, but it is not something we are worried about."

Here's a look at the full main 19-man squad named by Maresca for the first half of the season;

Goalkeepers: Filip Jorgensen, Robert Sanchez*

Defenders: Tosin Adarabioyo*, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah*, Levi Colwill*, Marc Cucurella, Axel Disasi, Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto, Reece James*

Midfielders: Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer*

Forwards: Liam Delap*, David Datro Fofana, Joao Pedro*, Pedro Neto, Raheem Sterling*

*Denotes a homegrown player