An under-fire Chelsea side make the travels to Craven Cottage this weekend to take on the Premier League new boys Fulham in a must-win game for the visiting side.
Chelsea suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb last time around in the Champions League which led to the sacking of head coach Thomas Tuchel just a day later.
Let us now have a look at how Thomas Tuchel might set up his Chelsea side against Fulham –
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Edouard Mendy should be issued a recall into the XI to start between the goalposts for Chelsea with changes likely to be rung in the backline after the defeat to Dinamo.
New signings Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Koulibaly are both expected to retain their berths on the starting team sheet while Thiago Silva should be in line to return.
In the engine room for the Blues, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic look best suited to operate in the midfield roles while Reece James and Marc Cucurella slot in as the two wing-backs.
Chelsea’s new boy Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would be hoping to lead the line once again with Raheem Sterling and Mason Mount for company up front.
