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Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction vs Benfica (Club World Cup)

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The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup knockout round is here, and while we don't know all the specific matchups yet, Chelsea FC vs Benfica is one that certainly stands out. The knockout round should give the tournament an added jolt of excitement, which it certainly needs. The group stage provided some nice upsets, and a fair amount of drama here and there, but interest and attention … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction vs Benfica (Club World Cup)

Chelsea FC Team News vs Benfica: Suspension Situation Update

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Nicolas Jackson remains suspended for Chelsea FC as they begin their Club World Cup knockout round campaign against Benfica. Jackson will serve the second of his two match ban in the round of 16 against a side that were surprise group winners. Chelsea FC are quite fortunate however, in that Nico is their only suspended player for this upcoming match. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News vs Benfica: Suspension Situation Update

Chelsea Injury Updates: Noni Madueke, Omari Kellyman, David Datro Fofana

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Chelsea won't get back to competitive play for a fortnight yet, and that's a good thing, given how many injuries they're dealing with right now. With all the injuries that we need to cover, we needed two articles to cover it all. Here in part two, we'll go over Noni Madueke, Omari Kellyman and David Datro Fofana. Meanwhile part one discussed Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Noni Madueke, Omari Kellyman, David Datro Fofana

Chelsea Injury Updates: Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu

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Chelsea FC won't return to action until more than two weeks, but that gives us plenty of time to look at the injury situation in depth. And there are a lot of injuries to cover, so we'll need to two pieces to do it. Here in part one, we'll start with the forwards and goal scorers: Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu. Part two covers Noni Madueke, Omari Kellyman and … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu

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 Manchester City

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Chelsea FC head to Manchester City for a Saturday matinee that is the Premier League's headliner fixture this weekend. The Blues will have the advantage of two extra days of rest, over the Sky Blues, as Chelsea didn't have a UEFA Conference League tie this week. Meanwhile City are currently goalless with Paris Saint-Germain, at halftime, of their Champions League tie. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Manchester City

Chelsea Team News at Man City: Levi Colwill, Enzo Fernandez, Romeo Lavia

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Coming out of the Monday night win over Wolves, Chelsea FC have three fresh injury concern updates. Well, two in Levi Colwill and Enzo Fernandez, and one status change on an oft-injured player, in Romeo Lavia. Manager Enzo Maresca provided an update on this trio Monday night, as the Blues prepare to take on Manchester City this weekend. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Man City: Levi Colwill, Enzo Fernandez, Romeo Lavia

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.