Chelsea Lineup vs Newcastle (A): Gusto, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella, James (C), Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro

by Jimmy_Space1

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  1. Probably our strongest possible lineup at this point, maybe bar Enzo, Caicedo in the middle and Reece James at RB

  2. Only attacking sub is enzo, who probably comes in for Palmer at like 75th minute mark. Hopefully we have a 2 goal lead by then

  3. I wanted James as an RB and Enzo and Caicedo in the midfield but oh well I think this squad is strong too.

  4. MrCleanandShady on

    damn is this the first time James is just straight up in the pivot instead of a midfield 3? (not counting Arsenal cause that wasn’t the intention of course)

    this is otherwise our best lineup imo, Garnacho and Neto have been performing recently so i’m expecting good things out of them specially

  5. ParanoidAndroid1001 on

    No gittens on the bench is a bit of a blow, swapping him for Garnacho in the later stages of the match would have ensured top work rate on the wing across 90 minutes

  6. That bench is pretty weak.

    Lavia, Estevao, Gittens, Colwill, Essugo, and Delap all out 😔

    It’s almost insane how little Lavia plays

  7. Neat-Worldliness-459 on

    Hopefully Palmer is close to 100% he’s gonna have to drop deep to link the play.

  8. I rate this from Maresca. Strong line-up. That bench, though, looks painful.

    Imagine we need offensive reinforcements in the second half… I wonder what happened to Gittens.

  9. Expecting a red card today, Newcastle are pretty physical and get away with a lot at home due to the atmosphere and refs folding under the pressure. It will wind up our players.

  10. NovigradScientist on

    One of my most hated fixtures of the year. We played so well with 10 men last season so let’s just hope we match their intensity

    If we avoid conceding the first goal we have a decent shot of winning.

  11. I always figured Enzo was eventually going to be the odd one out but not this early. Not mad at it since gusto has been doing good and the winger pairing brings more balance in these type of atmosphere

  12. Pale-Button-4370 on

    Man they have 4 really good players on the bench to bring on , Barnes Wissa Joelinton Elanga, all prem proven and fast/sangerous… and we basically have nobody of prem level except Enzo on the bench. Kind of crazy