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Chelsea Predicted Starting XI at Burnley FC

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Chelsea FC have certainly had a very busy international break, with lots of injury/fitness news to cover. Overall, the situation that emerged from this FIFA window was largely positive for the southwest London club. It's really more about minutes management and precautionary action than it is actual injury issues. Enzo Fernandez will no doubt have a major workload going … [Read more...] about Chelsea Predicted Starting XI at Burnley FC

Chelsea Team News at Burnley: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens

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Lots and lots of injury/fitness news for Chelsea FC this international break, starting with midfielder Enzo Fernandez. He ruled himself out of international duty this FIFA window, due to his chronic knee problem. “I will not be available with Argentina,” Fernandez said. “I was just talking to the medical team because I had a problem with my knee in the last 4 months. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Burnley: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens

Chelsea Injury Updates: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer

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Chelsea FC are certainly one of the most perplexing teams in the Premier League. They currently sit third in the table, and this season has the Blues' adjusted goal differential has improved. For the '24-'25 season, the adjusted goal differential was plus-0.56. This year, it's plus-0.72. However, they do have an injury-riddled squad right now, and that includes big money … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer

Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Chelsea got a nice win, very close to home last weekend, beating Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby. Then, in midweek, they traveled to the farthest end of the area of the world covered by UEFA: Baku, Azerbaijan. After a long road trip (nearly 3,000 miles) that ended in a disappointing draw at Qarabag. Now they are now back home to host overall bottom side Wolverhampton … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Chelsea Team News vs Wolves: Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Benoit Badiashile

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Poor Romeo Lavia; he's injured again. Yes, the Belgian midfielder is set for yet another spell on the sidelines, having come off early in the draw with Qarabag last night. Lavia has suffered a thigh injury, and Blues boss Enzo Maresca summed it up best in post-match press conference yesterday: "It's a great shame, especially for him. He's not able to be fit for a long … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Wolves: Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Benoit Badiashile

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting XI vs Chelsea

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Tottenham Hotspur hosts Chelsea FC in a London derby that comes at a very quick turnaround for both sides. Both Chelsea and Spurs played last night in the League Cup's fourth round, but with different results. The Blues raced out to a 3-0 lead at halftime at Wolves, and then successfully fended off a late, strong charge from the hosts to win 4-3 and advance through to the … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting XI vs Chelsea

Chelsea Predicted Starting XI at Tottenham Hotspur

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In looking at the next round of Premier League fixtures, it's safe to say which one stands out as the pick of the lot- Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur. It's a spirited London derby that has certainly delivered, when it comes to entertainment value, and we most definitely expect that trend to continue on Saturday. Surprisingly, it's Tottenham who enter this clash looking down … [Read more...] about Chelsea Predicted Starting XI at Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea at Tottenham Team News: Liam Delap, Cristian Romero, Archie Gray, Destiny Udogie

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Welcome back to football Liam Delap. The young Chelsea striker saw his first action since August last night, having returned from injury to feature off the bench in the Blues' 4-3 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the League Cup 4th round. Delap made the absolute least of his opportunity, picking up two yellow cards in just seven minutes, getting himself sent off and thus now … [Read more...] about Chelsea at Tottenham Team News: Liam Delap, Cristian Romero, Archie Gray, Destiny Udogie

Enzo Maresca to Continue Heavy Squad Rotation at Wolves

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Having a big squad certainly has its advantages. When you're playing in multiple competitions, and need to keep legs fresh, you need to have good squad depth. Chelsea FC have that, and manager Enzo Maresca is utilizing that. Between last week's thrashing of Ajax, in the Champions League, and the weekend loss to surprising Sunderland in the league, it was pretty much two … [Read more...] about Enzo Maresca to Continue Heavy Squad Rotation at Wolves