22-year-old starts as Enzo Maresca makes shocking 11 changes |Predicted Chelsea XI vs Nottingham Forest
Chelsea is looking for its fourth straight Premier League victory when Nottingham Forest visits Stamford Bridge on matchday seven on Sunday, October 6th.
After defeating Gent in the Europa Conference League with a backup starting eleven, Enzo Maresca is expected to make 11 changes to his squad for the English Premier League match at the weekend.
Here’s how the Blues will line up:
Goalkeeper – Robert Sanchez will return between the sticks. He was quite poor last time out against Brighton and will hope for a better showing this time around as he chases a third league clean sheet from his last four outings.
Defenders – Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana are expected to enter the fold in place of Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badiashile. The full backs from the Gent win will also return to the bench as Malo Gusto and Marc Cucurella will be slated to come in on the right and left, respectively.
Jackson, Sancho and Palmer to start
Midfielders – Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo will be back in the double pivot for Chelsea. Like the rest of the possible eleven for the Nottingham Forest, the South Americans were also excluded from the line-up against Gent in the continental clash midweek.
There will also be starts for Noni Madueke on the right wing and Jadon Sancho on the left. The Englishman is in impressive form since checking in from Manchester United, and is slowly cementing his place in the team.
Cole Palmer, who bagged a quadruple last time against Brighton, will play as the attacking midfielder and the 22-year-old will be looking to continue his superb form.
Forward – Nicolas Jackson will replace Christopher Nkunku as the leader of the Chelsea attack. The Senegalese international did not score against Brighton last week and missed several chances, but will return to the starting eleven against Nottingham Forest in spite of Nkunku’s strike against Gent in the Conference League.
Here is how the west Londoners are expected to look on paper: