A struggling Chelsea side lock horns with city rivals Fulham in the west London derby in this weekend’s Premier League action at Craven Cottage.
The Blues hope to bounce back from two successive defeats to Manchester City and have a stern test awaiting them on their travels to Fulham.
Let us now take a look at how Graham Potter might set up his Chelsea side for the upcoming game –
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Kepa is expected to retain his starting berth on the team sheet to slot between the goalposts despite the Spaniard’s horrid showing in the FA Cup defeat to City on Sunday.
In the backline, Thiago Silva, Cesar Azpilicueta and Marc Cucurella are likely to earn recalls into the starting XI with Chalobah, Humphreys and Hall set to give way.
Chelsea’s midfield could have Deniz Zakaria returning from the bench with Conor Gallagher expected to drop down from the team sheet after an uninspiring showing from the young Englishman last time out.
Kai Havertz remains Graham Potter’s first choice option to lead the Chelsea front line and the German forward should be seen in that role in the game against Fulham.
