If all goes according to plan, Chelsea could finish the Premier League gameweek in third place. This Saturday’s early kickoff will see third-place Nottingham Forest host fourth-place Manchester City.
The Blues will play Leicester City, who have only won four league games this season and are in danger of relegation. After defeating FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, Enzo Maresca’s team was allowed to rest several players in preparation for a pivotal stretch of Premier League games.
While Maresca continues to try to solve his issues at number nine, Pedro Neto was one of the players left on the bench. The Portuguese star is anticipated to return to the starting lineup on Sunday.
Malo Gusto had an injury against the Danish team, but the manager said following the match that it was not a serious problem and that he would be able to play against Ruud van Nistelrooy’s team on Sunday.
Chelsea guaranteed to be without five mail players
If you look at Moises’s history, you can see that he is a midfielder who received 11-15 yellow cards the previous season. It’s traffic for you. You must commit some fouls from time to time. That’s typical.
The good news is that Romeo [Lavia] has already begun working with us, so maybe he can avoid it until the very end, even though he knows it will likely be challenging. He may return. We have to be prepared. Tonight, Reece can play in the middle, so we’ll see.
Chelsea, however, has a number of injury concerns to address. Strikers Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu are both expected to be unavailable until after the international break, along with winger Noni Madueke. Furthermore, Mykhailo Mudryk will continue to sit out as he serves a suspension.
There is cautious optimism regarding Romeo Lavia, who may return to the squad, although Maresca has indicated he won’t start. Malo Gusto, who was substituted in the game against Copenhagen, has had any injury concerns alleviated by the Chelsea manager.
