Chelsea Predicted Lineup Vs. Tottenham: Key Players Recalled For Derby

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Chelsea returned to winning ways successful nan week disconnected nan backmost of their 2–1 location conclusion to Sunderland, but a 4–3 triumph astatine Molineux has hardly inspired assurance heading into Saturday’s London derby.

However, nan Blues seldom request to beryllium astatine their very champion erstwhile they look up against Tottenham Hotspur, who they’ve beaten successful 9 of their 11 erstwhile outings. It’s a head-to-head tussle they’ve dominated successful modern times.

Enzo Maresca was besides capable to remainder a fewer notable names connected Wednesday nighttime successful mentation for their travel to N17, and nan Italian will cognize what a conclusion successful this fixture will do to his opinionated among Chelsea supporters.

The visitors are still without nan talismanic Cole Palmer, who was superb successful this fixture past season, truthful here’s really Chelsea could statement up successful his ongoing absence connected Saturday evening.

Chelsea’s young Brazilians impressed successful nan week. / David Rogers/Getty Images

GK: Robert Sánchez—No cleanable expanse successful his erstwhile 2 outings, but Sánchez has enjoyed a dependable commencement to nan caller season, and he desperately needed it.

RB: Reece James—The England world has been superb this season, and Maresca has tinkered pinch his domiciled by nan game. Spurs had immoderate issues defending crosses successful nan week, truthful James’s transportation whitethorn beryllium a constituent of emphasis.

CB: Wesley Fofana—Chelsea’s struggles defensively whitethorn person Maresca to move to Fofana, who’s nan astir talented defender connected their books but hasn’t been capable to enactment fit.

CB: Trevoh Chalobah—Chalobah wasn’t rather arsenic bad arsenic Tosin Adarabioyo during Sunderland’s game-winning series past weekend, but he didn’t precisely screen himself successful glory. Still, he’s much apt to run connected nan near broadside of Chelsea’s defence here.

LB: Marc Cucurella—The Spaniard’s duel pinch Mohammed Kudus could determine really overmuch joyousness Spurs person from unfastened play connected Saturday evening.

CM: Moisés Caicedo—The Ecuadorian prima is 1 of respective players who will travel backmost into nan squad aft earning a midweek rest. Well, Caicedo did look disconnected nan chair for a cameo astatine Molineux.

CM: Andrey Santos—We shouldn’t beryllium seeing Santos utilised higher up for nan liking of inverting Malo Gusto from right-back. The Brazilian was fantabulous successful a deeper midfield position connected Wednesday, and he whitethorn person played himself into nan team.

RW: Estêváo—Chelsea person a group of so-so wingers astatine their disposal, but Estêváo is thing special. He has nan imaginable to ray up Saturday’s derby, and his conflict pinch Djed Spence should beryllium riveting.

AM: Enzo Fernández—The Argentine has been a protagonist successful this fixture since joining nan club, scoring successful some games past season.

LW: Pedro Neto—Alejandro Garnacho scored against Sunderland and Jamie Gittens netted a imaginable Goal of nan Season contender successful midweek, but Maresca is apt to spell pinch Neto down nan left.

ST: João Pedro—The extremity contributions person dried up for Pedro aft a superb commencement to nan season. Chelsea’s occurrence successful this fixture points towards a productive time for nan Brazilian, though.

Chelsea are hunting a 5th consecutive triumph complete Spurs. / FotMob