This is a Chelsea predicted lineup for their Premier League clash with high-risers Bournemouth who sit just outside the top five, three points adrift of the home side in fourth. With competition high, the Blues can’t afford any more slips and will hope to turn a weekend win over Morecambe into a good run of results in the league.<\/p>\n
Filip Jorgensen and Robert Sanchez continue to share goalkeeping duties. Reece James made a weekend return to play alongside Renato Veiga, Axel Disai, and Tosin Adarabioyo. Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, Levi Colwill, and Josh Acheampong are the other defensive options.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea Expect ‘Incredible’ \u00a325.2 Million Player To Leave In January<\/a><\/p>\n Romeo Lavia made his return against Morecambe, giving a break to the Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez pairing in the deeper spots of the midfield. Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku, Tyrique George, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, and Pedro Neto have played across the attacking spots.<\/p>\n Marc Guiu has come in as the replacement striker with Nicolas Jackson still tasked with leading the line when healthy.<\/p>\n Enzo Maresca continues to use his fluid 4-2-3-1\/3-2-4-1 setup in most matches. He switched this to the more attacking 4-1-4-1 variant against Morecambe which ended up resembling a 2-3-4-1 with players moving up and compressing the pitch, which is how centre-back Tosin managed to get into shooting position for two goals.<\/p>\nChelsea Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n