This is the Chelsea confirmed lineup for their Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Saturday, February 22. Injuries to Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu, and Noni Madueke have put a significant strain on the forward line which is looking quite thin heading into this one. With mixed form coming into this clash, Enzo Maresca will be desperate to slow down the skid and get something from this one.
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Chelsea Confirmed Lineup vs Aston Villa for Premier League Clash
Chelsea Team News
Filip Jorgensen starts in goal behind a back line of Malo Gusto, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella and Levi Colwill. Enzo Fernandez partners Moises Caicedo in the middle of the park with Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, and Christopher Nkunku up front.
Rob Sanchez is on the bench alongside Josh Acheampong, Ishe Samuels-Smith Tosin Adarabioyo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mathias Amougou, Jadon Sancho, Tyrique George, and Shim Mheuka. An interesting bench mixing academy standouts with some standard depth.
Chelsea Lineup: Jorgensen, Gusto, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Enzo, Caicedo, Palmer, Neto, Nkunku
Notable Changes
It appears that the squad is switching formation to a back five with James likely playing as a wide defender as Gusto and Cucurella operate as full-backs. This will allow the team to exploit the width while letting Nkunku, Neto, and Palmer rotate as needed in the middle.
There is a chance that Neto plays as a striker who aims to get in behind the defense but that won’t be certain until the team steps onto the field. Mheuka on the bench offers a more standard striker profile if the manager deems it necessary with there being enough profiles among the substitutes to change shape as needed.
Aston Villa Team News
Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, McGinn, Tielemans, Asensio, Ramsey, Rogers, Watkins
Stay tuned for the Chelsea confirmed lineup. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who was dropped, and what tactical tweaks Maresca may employ.
