{"id":626474,"date":"2023-08-13T02:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626474"},"modified":"2023-08-11T10:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:01:03","slug":"chelsea-predicted-lineup-vs-liverpool-august-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/13\/chelsea-predicted-lineup-vs-liverpool-august-13\/","title":{"rendered":"How Poch Will Line Up for Season Opener: Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Pochettino takes charge of his new side for the first time in a professional game. This is the Chelsea predicted lineup for their season opener against Liverpool on Sunday, August 13 at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_game_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Premier League season preview<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I (Probably) Insulted Your Club - Our Premier League Predictions For the New Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uXqcL07DJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>How Chelsea Have Lined Up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>While pre-season doesn&#8217;t offer a perfect insight into the plans of a manager there were some notable trends for the Blues. Nicolas Jackson is being tasked with leading the line as the only fit out-and-out striker. Behind him, Carney Chukwuemeka, Raheem Sterling, Ian Maatsen, and Christopher Nkunku have featured.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/11\/bayern-munich-open-talks-for-kepa-arrizabalaga\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Concrete Name\u2019: Bayern Munich Submit Official Bid for Chelsea\u2019s \u2018Resurgent\u2019 Man<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kepa Arrizabalaga has featured as the primary goalkeeper with Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva and Levi Colwill operating as the back four. Shielding the back line has been a defensive midfield pairing of Enzo Fernandez and Conor Gallagher.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>Pochettino went undefeated in pre-season utilising a fluid 4-2-3-1 formation. The setup shifts to a back-three when in possession with one full-back pushing up and adding to the width of the team before shifting back to a back four when possession is lost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/11\/liverpool-moises-caicedo-blow-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Has Just Dropped Shock Moises Caicedo to Liverpool Update After Yet Another Twist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s nothing to read into, an unbeaten pre-season is a decent indication of the improvements made as they avoided defeat against strong opponents like Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately for Chelsea fans, new signing Nkunku is set to miss some time due to injury. He is joined on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierinjuries.com\/teams\/chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> injured list<\/a> by holdovers Armando Broja, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, and potentially Noni Madueke.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool<\/h3>\n<p>Despite some new signings coming since the end of pre-season, most notably Axel Disasi, the starting eleven might favour familiarity from the friendlies so our predicted lineup is:<\/p>\n<p>GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/p>\n<p>RB: Reece James<\/p>\n<p>CB: Thiago Silva<\/p>\n<p>CB: Levi Colwill<\/p>\n<p>LB: Ben Chilwell<\/p>\n<p>DM: Enzo Fernandez<\/p>\n<p>DM: Conor Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>AM: Raheem Sterling<\/p>\n<p>AM: Carney Chukweuemeka<\/p>\n<p>AM: Mykhailo Mudryk<\/p>\n<p>ST: Nicolas Jackson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_626078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-626078\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-626078 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Stamford Bridge stands\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Chelsea_Football_Club_Stamford_Bridge_12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-626078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Ank Kumar on Wikimedia https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chelsea_Football_Club,_Stamford_Bridge_12.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Pochettino takes charge of his new side for the first time in a professional game. This is the Chelsea predicted lineup for their season opener against Liverpool on Sunday, August 13 at Stamford Bridge. 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