{"id":621927,"date":"2023-02-03T13:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T18:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621927"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:08:59","slug":"chelsea-lineup-leaked-vs-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/chelsea-lineup-leaked-vs-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"James, Fernandez &#038; Mudryk Start &#8211; Confirmed Chelsea Lineup for West London Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are aiming to avenge their recent defeat to Fulham on their home ground with new signings and some returns beefing up the squad. Here is a look at the confirmed Chelsea lineup for their clash with The Cottagers at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<h2>Confirmed Chelsea Lineup vs Fulham on February 3<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/C345Sam\/status\/1621575511188054019<\/p>\n<h3>Reece James Returns<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"8FzbkqpiScNiMYhkRTiuug\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1245844636\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8FzbkqpiScNiMYhkRTiuug',sig:'gedcsWvyMfHw7A0h3ou6njo0dbmJA3FLWJsJAJ6XW3U=',w:'594px',h:'363px',items:'1245844636',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Academy product James has been a key part of the first team ever since breaking his way into the starting eleven. His dominant performances on the right side of the field were a highlight of Graham Potter&#8217;s tenure early on. It is no coincidence that his injury coincided with a sharp dip in form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/chelsea-vs-fulham-predictions-best-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">New Signings to Make the Difference &#8211; Chelsea vs Fulham Predictions and Best Odds for February 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After reinjuring his knee in his return match following the world cup break, the England international is back again, although he likely won&#8217;t play all 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<h3>Enzo Fernandez Debuts<\/h3>\n<p>After being the focus of one of the biggest deadline day sagas in history, the Argentine midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C345Sam\/status\/1621576327248678919\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will make his debut<\/a> for his new club. The youngster saw his profile rise after an award-winning World Cup run that ended in glory for both him and his country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/hakim-ziyech-chelsea-psg-turmoil\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wrong Documents Sent: Last-Minute Chelsea Deal Now Off, Leaving Club \u2018Furious\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the departure of Jorginho the Blues were short of starting quality midfielders which opened the door for Fernandez to make an instant impact.<\/p>\n<h3>Mykhailo Mudryk First Start<\/h3>\n<p>After making an appearance as a substitute in the 0-0 draw against Liverpool it is time for the Ukrainian attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C345Sam\/status\/1621576813494378496\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">make his first start<\/a>. The 22-year-old was impressive in his short stint against the Reds but it was clear he had much more to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The winger will line up in a three-man attacking midfield with Kai Havertz leading the line.<\/p>\n<h3>Confirmed Chelsea Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>GK &#8211; Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/p>\n<p>LB &#8211; Marc Cucurella<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Thiago Silva<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Benoit Badiahile<\/p>\n<p>RB &#8211; Reece James<\/p>\n<p>DM &#8211; Enzo Fernandez<\/p>\n<p>DM &#8211; Conor Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>AM &#8211; Mason Mount<\/p>\n<p>AM &#8211; Mykhailo Mudryk<\/p>\n<p>AM &#8211; Hakim Ziyech<\/p>\n<p>AT &#8211; Kai Havertz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are aiming to avenge their recent defeat to Fulham on their home ground with new signings and some returns beefing up the squad. Here is a look at the confirmed Chelsea lineup for their clash with The Cottagers at Stamford Bridge. Confirmed Chelsea Lineup vs Fulham on February 3 https:\/\/twitter.com\/C345Sam\/status\/1621575511188054019 Reece James Returns Embed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":621928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,2511,1831],"tags":[9273,9513,3571],"class_list":["post-621927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-fulham","category-starting-line-up","tag-enzo-fernandez","tag-mykhailo-mudryk","tag-reece-james"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}