Conte not worried by lack of clean sheets for Chelsea

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is not concerned that his all-of-a-sudden leaky defence is coming up against the Premier League’s in-form striker this weekend.

League top goal-scorer Romelo Lukaku will go up against a Blues back line that has failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 Premier League games on Sunday, when Chelsea travel to Everton.

The Toffees are looking to extend their home winning streak to eight games this weekend, but Conte confirmed that his squad was fully fit and injury free.

Chelsea have topped the Premier League since mid-December, further cementing this position with a win at home to Southampton on Tuesday, but the Blues’ manager sees a tough end to the season ahead.

“We must pay great attention to Lukaku and also the other players because they have a lot of good players with good technique and good finishing ability,” said Conte.

“It’s important to improve, to work on the situations where we are conceding goals. I am not concerned about this, but at the same time we are working.

“Everton are a really good strong team with great players in their squad. They have good quality, they are a physical team and they have a good manager.

“They play well-organised football and for sure it will be a really tough game for us, but at the end of the season every game becomes tough for different reasons – when they play at home they are stronger.”