Kepa, James, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella, Gallagher, Fernandez, Ziyech, Mount, Mudryk, and Havertz make up the predicted Chelsea starting lineup against Fulham tonight....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Four injured Chelsea players will be available for Friday night’s West London derby against Fulham. Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Raheem Sterling, and Ben Chilwell are all available as the Blues take advantage of a 13-day layoff since their previous match against Liverpool.
The only players currently missing from the Premier League match are Armando Broja, Mateo Kovacic, the Senegalese goalkeeper – Edouard Mendy, Wesley Fofana, French midfielder – N’Golo Kante, the USA striker – Christian Pulisic, and Denis Zakaria.
Enzo Fernandez, who joined the Blues on deadline day, may not even be available for the Blues owing to complications with his paperwork and work permit.
Other recent additions to Chelsea’s roster include Noni Madueke, who has yet to make his club debut, and Mykhailo Mudryk, who made his debut against Liverpool. Potter now has 28 players available, giving him plenty of options to break his team’s winless streak in January.
Kepa Arrizabalaga will remain in goal, and James might start as a right-back but will not play the entire game at Stamford Bridge. Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, and Marc Cucurella are all possible starters in defense.
Chelsea has a midfield catastrophe without Fernandez, Kante, Zakaria, Kovacic, or Jorginho who joined Arsenal on transfer deadline day.
As a result, Fernandez will probably start if he is available, although there are other candidates for Potter’s two midfield positions, including Gallagher, Loftus-Cheek, and Lewis Hall.
Mudryk might make his front-four debut while Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, and Hakim Ziyech might all keep their spots in the lineup. After receiving a red card against Fulham in mid-January, Joao Felix was given a suspension for the last game of a three-game suspension.
