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Premier League | Gameweek 7
Oct 6, 2024 at 2pm UK
Stamford Bridge
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Madueke (57')
Caicedo (21'), Palmer (75'), Colwill (89'), Cucurella (89'), Neto (90+8'), Fofana (90+12')
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Chelsea lineup vs. Nottingham Forest: Predicted XI for Premier League clash

Eleven changes from Maresca: How Chelsea could line up against Forest
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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Sunday's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca can be expected to change his entire team for Sunday's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues kicked off the Europa Conference League league phase with a 4-2 beating of Belgian side Gent on Thursday, where Maresca made a full 11 alterations from the weekend's identical Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Despite Chelsea's success in midweek, the same XI starters who began the Brighton victory should be recalled to the lineup here, starting with Robert Sanchez replacing Filip Jorgensen in between the posts.

Renato Veiga set the Chelsea wheels in motion with the opening goal on Wednesday, but Marc Cucurella will return at left-back on Sunday, while Malo Gusto, Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana - now back in the France squad - are also primed to come back in.

Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez will no doubt regain their rightful places in midfield too, just behind Cole Palmer, who scored an outrageous - and never-seen before - four goals in one half against Brighton last weekend.

Jadon Sancho set up Palmer's fourth of the afternoon, and the Manchester United loanee is now bidding to provide an assist in each of his first four Premier League games for Chelsea, a feat only ever achieved by Cesc Fabregas.

Sancho, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson should complete a full-strength attacking lineup for Chelsea, who are still without Reece James and Omari Kellyman due to injury.

Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

> Click here to see how Forest could line up for this clash

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2Chelsea16104237191834
3Arsenal1686229151430
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest168442119228
5Aston Villa178452626028
6Manchester CityMan City178362925427
7Bournemouth167452421325
8Fulham166642422224
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton166642625124
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
11Brentford167273230223
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle166552321223
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd166462119222
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham165472129-819
15Crystal Palace163761721-416
16Everton153661421-715
17Leicester CityLeicester163582134-1314
18Ipswich TownIpswich162681628-1212
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1623112440-169
20Southampton1612131136-255


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