It might be a Valentine’s Day to forget for the Blues as they will be without both senior striker options due to injuries to Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu. This is a Chelsea predicted lineup for the clash with Brighton & Hove Albion as we guess who could step up to play as the main forward and whether it will cause a tactical shift or not.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Brighton & Hove Albion
How Chelsea Have Lined Up Recently
Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen have shared goalkeeping duties as usual. The back line has featured Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, and Reece James.
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Moises Caicedo partners Enzo Fernandez as the deeper midfielder with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall rotating if needed. Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, and Noni Madueek fight for the three attacking midfield spots.
Nicolas Jackson has been leading the line with Marc Guiu and Christopher Nkunku replacing him.
Chelsea Recent Form and Tactics
Enzo Maresca has stayed true to the fluid 4-2-3-1/3-2-4-1 possession-dominant tactical approach. His minor tweaks shift who is inverting and to where with Palmer shifting sometimes from the left number 10 to the right number 10, Cucurella inverts either to the other attacking midfield slot or defensive midfield with Enzo pushing up.
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Results have been mixed with a perfectly even two wins, two losses, and a draw in their last five outings. The big issue is still the defence with no clean sheets in that time while they’ve shipped nine goals in that time.
Chelsea Injuries to Consider
In his pre-match conference, Maresca confirmed that Jackson, Guiu, Romeo Lavia, and Benoit Badiashile would all be absent. He noted separately that Wesley Fofana is working his way back to fitness but could need a few weeks.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Brighton
GK – Filip Jorgensen
LB – Marc Cucurella
CB – Levi Colwill
CB – Trevoh Chalobah
RB – Reece James
DM – Moises Caicedo
DM – Enzo Fernandez
LW – Jadon Sancho
AM – Cole Palmer
RW – Pedro Neto
ST – Noni Madueke
