{"id":631085,"date":"2023-10-27T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=631085"},"modified":"2023-10-27T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:50:31","slug":"chelsea-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/27\/chelsea-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford-2\/","title":{"rendered":"No Start for James: Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Brentford for October 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the Chelsea predicted lineup for their Premier League clash with Brentford for the early kick-off on October 28. The Blues are looking to build on a strong run of results that has seen them stay undefeated in their past four outings.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_game_tile query=&#8221;536636&#8243; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Brentford in Premier League Clash<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Is the Todd Boehly project working?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why the Todd Boehly Project at Chelsea is FAILING - Even with Pochettino at the Helm\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1YjU2eNbuM?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>The starting 11 has been quite stable in recent weeks barring injuries forcing changes. Levi Colwill, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, and Marc Cucurella has been the preferred back four ahead of Robert Sanchez in the absence of Malo Gusto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/26\/chelsea-links-to-barcelona-midfielder-gavi-clarified\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Important to Say\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Clarifies Chelsea Links to \u00a386 Million-Rated \u2018Total Footballer&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deeper midfield pairing has been Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo with Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer, Mykhailo Murdyk, and Raheem Sterling starting in some configurations of an attacking midfield trio. The striker spot has been given to Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja, as well as Palmer in recent weeks due to injuries and suspensions.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>The base shape for Mauricio Pochettino continues to be a 4-2-3-1 although it is quite fluid, as many tactics tend to be in modern football. Results have been promising with a 2-2 draw with Arsenal marking a surprisingly good outcome off the back of three wins in a row before the international break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/23\/chelsea-victor-osimhen-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Let\u2019s See\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Gives Verdict on Chelsea\u2019s Ambition for \u2018Devastating\u2019 Forward Transfer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After some growing pains the goals have started coming for Pochettino with his team hitting the net eight times in their last three outings.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbsoluteChelsea\/status\/1717859095401648208\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injury update<\/a> provided by the club lists seven players as unavailable. Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka, Wesley Fofana, and Romeo Lavia are all sidelined and at different stages of their recovery.<\/p>\n<p>While he is fit, Reece James has been deemed not ready to start <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbsoluteChelsea\/status\/1717874744542872056\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by the manager<\/a> and will feature on the bench.<\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Brentford<\/h3>\n<p>GK &#8211; Robert Sanchez<\/p>\n<p>LB &#8211; Levi Colwill<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Axel Disasi<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Thiago Silva<\/p>\n<p>RB &#8211; Malo Gusto<\/p>\n<p>DM &#8211; Moises Caicedo<\/p>\n<p>DM &#8211; Enzo Fernandez<\/p>\n<p>AM &#8211; Mykhailo Mudryk<\/p>\n<p>AM &#8211; Conor Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>AM &#8211; Cole Palmer<\/p>\n<p>ST &#8211; Nicolas Jackson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the Chelsea predicted lineup for their Premier League clash with Brentford for the early kick-off on October 28. The Blues are looking to build on a strong run of results that has seen them stay undefeated in their past four outings. 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