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Aston Villa Team News vs Chelsea FC: Leon Bailey, Ezri Konsa

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Yesterday saw Aston Villa manager Unai Emery provide a couple of updates on the fitness of his players Ezri Konsa and Leon Bailey. Both were doubts for the 2-2 draw with Liverpool, and neither one ended up making the matchday squad. Now, for the next game, at home to Chelsea FC on Saturday, Bailey and Konsa will need to pass late fitness tests. … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Chelsea FC: Leon Bailey, Ezri Konsa

Chelsea FC Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa

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Chelsea FC have no new major changes to their team news, injury and availability situation, ahead of their trip to Aston Villa on Saturday. However, there is still a lot of material to cover on this front, so we'll just dive straight in on all that, starting with the two strikers, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu. Both are out until after the next international break, with … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa

Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Brighton & Hove Albion

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You? Again? Yes indeed, you again as Chelsea FC visits Brighton & Hove Albion for the second time in just six days. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say. And with this match taking place on St. Valentine's Day, well, there is no love lost here. You also always have the storylines of Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo whenever these two sides get together. After all, … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea Team News at Brighton: Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu, Romeo Lavia

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This past weekend saw Chelsea FC manager Enzo Maresca provide updates on a few of a his injured players, including the likes of Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu and Romeo Lavia. Let's get you caught up on all of them, starting with the two strikers. I guess it's a good thing that Christopher Nkunku stuck around this January transfer window, after he was strongly linked with a move … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Brighton: Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu, Romeo Lavia

Chelsea F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Wolves

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"Monday Night Football!" In the words of the immortal Hank Williams Jr. "are you ready for some football? A Monday night party?" Well, this is what we'll have, sort of, when Wolves visit Chelsea F.C. Both sides very much need this game, but for very different reasons. Wolves are just outside the drop zone, but only on point differential. They're actually level on points with … [Read more...] about Chelsea F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Wolves

Chelsea Team News vs Wolves: Palmer, Enzo, Lavia, Colwill

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One of the main reasons that Chelsea have had such a successful season so far is squad fitness. In 2024-25, they have avoided injury crisis, unlike last season. But as a visit from Wolverhampton Wanderers approaches, Enzo Maresca and company must now deal with a slew of injury concerns, to some of their best and most expensive players. Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Wolves: Palmer, Enzo, Lavia, Colwill

Chelsea F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Morecambe F.C.

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Morecambe F.C. currently reside 23rd in the 24 team Football League Two division. That is of course the fourth tier of the English FA pyramid. So with Chelsea currently 4th in the Premier League, this FA Cup clash is literally 4th versus 91st. It stands to reason that Blues boss Enzo Maresca will naturally field a very weakened side on Saturday. … [Read more...] about Chelsea F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Morecambe F.C.

Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham

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The Fulham Road derby will be upon us this Boxing Day, and ahead of this Enzo Fernandez provided a very revealing interview to ESPN. While he's far from the only one, Enzo Fernandez, simply put, did not live up to his price tag last season at Chelsea FC. One of the first big budget deals of the Todd Boehly era (i.e. extreme over-spending) he came over on a €121m ($126m) deal … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham

Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Lavia, James, Fofana, Carney, Badiashile

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If you ever listened to the beginning of the Spice Girls' cover of the Christmas classic "Sleigh Ride," then you know that part of the festive feeling this time of year pertains to football. It's most likely Posh Spice (given the David Beckham connection), or it could be Sporty Spice, who expresses her excitement for the yuletide by mentioning how it's football season, and … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Lavia, James, Fofana, Carney, Badiashile