The Blues welcome Nottingham Forest to Stamford Bridge this Saturday within the 3pm kick off.
We don’t even should name this one a relegation battle anymore, as a result of after our 3-1 victory over Bournemouth in their very own yard on Saturday, we at the moment are mathematically protected, as daft because it feels to write down that!
Our opponents although are nonetheless very a lot in a relegation battle and will likely be giving it completely all the pieces they will to attempt to survive, with issues nonetheless very tight and shut on the backside of the desk.
Forest have received two and misplaced three of their final 5 matches and have crushed Brighton 3-1, and in a loopy recreation on Monday, beat Southampton 4-3. Make no mistake, they’re combating and they’re going to depart it ALL out on that Stamford Bridge pitch this Saturday.
Hopefully Chelsea will likely be a bit extra assured after beating Bournemouth and scoring three objectives in a single recreation, they usually can take that into the sport on Saturday. I wouldn’t say I used to be stuffed with confidence myself personally, however there have been many constructive indicators from Saturday that makes me really feel a bit extra hopeful at the least for this recreation.
How will Frank Lampard line up? I feel one thing like this:
Clearly there is no such thing as a probability of seeing Carney Chukwuemeka within the squad now he’s had the nod for the England U20s, and I don’t count on to see some other kids or shock inclusions at the least beginning the sport apart from Lewis Corridor and Noni Madueke, who would deservedly be preserving his place.
I feel Raheem sterling is available in for Mykhailo Mudryk (I really hope this doesn’t occur), and though an enormous a part of me thinks Joao Felix might begin as a substitute, I reckon Kai Havertz retains his place up high.
Wesley Fofana has been again in full coaching and ought to be accessible once more, however just because he missed the final recreation with damage, I feel the 2 centre backs will keep the identical.
Lampard will likely be very desirous to win this recreation and have a robust finish to the season, for Chelsea, and naturally, for him and his employees. Dropping all these video games would have damage Lampard lots, and while we are able to all debate and be very irritated with a few of his picks, you can not query his need to win for Chelsea. He’s a Chelsea man and suffers with us as followers.
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I’d very very like to see a David Datro Fofana are available for instance, however I’m unsure we are going to see that. Perhaps on the bench. I’m simply hoping he begins Corridor and I imagine he’ll.
When it comes to outcome, I’m going to name a Chelsea win. I don’t know why or the place this small hope has come from. However I feel if we don’t win this one then I can’t see us successful one other one all season and we would use the momentum from Bournemouth to maintain going. We appeared extra assured in assault final weekend, and I feel we are able to win this 2-1.
