Chelsea FC should have another three points in the bag on Monday night when they travel to Ipswich Town. Of course, nothing is automatic in the Premier League, and you still have to get out there and earn it.
The Blues don’t need to look any further for a lesson than what happened last time out.
Chelsea FC at Ipswich Town FYIs
Kickoff: Mon. Dec. 30, 7:45pm, Portman Road
Chelsea Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
PL Position, Form: Chelsea 3rd, 35 pts, WWWDL Ipswich Town 19th, 12 pts, LLWLL
Google Result Probability: Chelsea 70% Draw 17% Fulham FC 13%
They blew a golden opportunity to add strengthen their position in the Premier League title race in the southwest London derby against Fulham.
Now we’ll see how Enzo Maresca and his men respond to that defeat with the next match at Ipswich Town. This is the starting lineup that we think the Blues boss will go with.
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Ipswich Town
Robert Sanchez; Malo Gusto, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Joao Felix; Christopher Nkunku
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