"Maresca has picked the Ecuadorian midfielder in the starting line-up for 50 of his 51 Premier League matches at Chelsea. Now, though, after a red card in the 1-1 draw against Arsenal, Caicedo will miss three matches - at Leeds on Wednesday, and against Bournemouth and Everton. Speaking on Tuesday, Maresca gave Caicedo the same billing as star attacker Cole Palmer."
"Statistics from football data provider Opta back up that judgement. No midfielder in Europe's top five leagues has made more tackles (28) or interceptions (18) this season than Caicedo. Those 28 tackles represent 23% of Chelsea's overall figure - the second-highest ratio Opta have on record for a player in a season since 2006-07. Caicedo makes more tackles and wins a higher percentage of duels (59%) than Arsenal's Declan Rice and Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch - both often considered among the league's best midfielders."
Moises Caicedo will miss three matches after receiving a red card in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal, missing fixtures at Leeds, Bournemouth and Everton. Enzo Maresca has started Caicedo in 50 of 51 Premier League matches and rates him alongside Cole Palmer as essential to the team. Caicedo missed the Burnley start due to a late return from South America. He won the club's players' player and fans' player awards in 2024-25 and is regarded as one of the world's top defensive midfielders alongside Rodri. Opta data show Caicedo leads Europe's top five leagues in tackles (28) and interceptions (18). Chelsea's backup Andrey Santos impressed when filling in and is considered ready.
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