Heading into the Premier League fixture tomorrow at Watford, the Premier League’s dead last place team, Chelsea FC have no new injury concerns. However, they will be without a sizable number of key players, including Ross Barkley (ankle), Andreas Christensen (hamstring), N’Golo Kanté (groin), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (achilles) and Antonio Rüdiger (groin).
Their opponents will be without the services of several players as well, including Capoue (back), Tom Cleverley (heel), captain Troy Deeney (knee), Quina (groin), Sarr (leg), and Danny Welbeck (hamstring). That said, let’s take a look at who Blues boss Frank Lampard may select for his Chelsea first team on Saturday. For more detail on the role of American Christian Pulisic, go to this link.
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Watford FC
Abraham
Pulisic Mount Willian
Kovacic Jorginho
Alonso Tomori Zouma Azpilicueta
Kepa
Chelsea FC at Watford FYIs
Kickoff: Saturday Nov 2, 5:30 BST, Vicarage Road
Odds: Chelsea win 4/6, Draw 3/1, Watford 3/1
Google Result Probability: Chelsea win 58%, Draw 23%, Watford 19%
Form Guide: Chelsea WWWWL Watford DDDLL
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Prediction: Chelsea 2, Watford FC 0
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