[Albion] Teams for Chelsea and Villa

[Not Andy Naylor]

v Chelsea: Verbruggen - Lamptey, Van Hecke, Igor, Samuels - Baleba, Lallana - Fati, Buonanotte, Adingra - Welbeck.

v Villa: Steele - Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Pervis - Gilmour, Dahoud - Solly, Joao Pedro, Mitoma - Ferguson

 

[ozzygull]

No idea, but fully trust RDZ. I am going to the Chelsea game so would like us to at least have a good go.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Looks like Cucurella will play for Chelsea tomorrow. Jackson is eligible to play, but Gusto is suspended.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Looks like Cucurella will play for Chelsea tomorrow. Jackson is eligible to play, but Gusto is suspended.

I guess Chelsea and their manager won't have the luxury of playing a really weakened side. With no Euro football and this league season already petering out, they are going to need a trophy. Incredibly their manager is under pressure already

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

As someone said, I’m going to Chelsea so would like us to have a good go.

However, if we’ve got to throw one of the next three I know which one I’d sacrifice

 

[GT49er]

The starting point is to pick a team to play Villa ....

-------------Steele
Veltman Webster Dunk Estupinan
-------Gilmour --Dahoud
---March ---Pedro -----Mitoma
-----------Welbeck

Then out of these players, think about who's played a lot of minutes, who's gone to the internationals, who's been returning from injury and who is irreplaceable and take them out of the side to play Chelsea. I'm removing Estupinan, Gilmour, March, Mitoma and rotating Welbeck

So my team to play Chelsea is ......

--------Verbruggen
Veltman Webster Dunk Lamptey
-----Beleba-- Dahoud
----Adingra Lallana Pedro
---------Ferguson

All the time I've got my subs lined up for the hour mark

Igor for Dunk
Fati for Ferguson
Then later Buonanotte for Pedro

I want my back 4 as intact as possible. But mainly I want a team out there capable of winning this match. We want this trophy.

Against Villa I'd go for JPVH over Webster, and in midfield, if Gross is unavailable I'd put in Milner rather than Dahoud. With Watkins and McGinn in the Villa team there will be a large chunk of physicality and shithousery both up front and in midfield - JPVH and Milner would ne my choice to counter that.

 

[Bakero]

Looks like Cucurella will play for Chelsea tomorrow. Jackson is eligible to play, but Gusto is suspended.

I just heard this too. Hopefully, it's true and March/Adingra/Fati give him a torrid time.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Against Villa I'd go for JPVH over Webster, and in midfield, if Gross is unavailable I'd put in Milner rather than Dahoud. With Watkins and McGinn in the Villa team there will be a large chunk of physicality and shithousery both up front and in midfield - JPVH and Milner would ne my choice to counter that.

Apparently Milner out few the next few weeks too

 

[Bakero]

With no James or Gusto, who's likely to play right back for Chelsea? Ian Maatsen or one of their centre backs, perhaps?

 

[Badger Boy]

With no James or Gusto, who's likely to play right back for Chelsea? Ian Maatsen or one of their centre backs, perhaps?

It's likely to be Axel Disasi I would have thought and the prospect of us having Mitoma/Adingra/Fati running at him is very exciting. It's a game to start Joao Pedro I think, the chances of him clumsily kicking one of our boys up in the air is high - we should be expecting a penalty kick.

 

[GT49er]

Apparently Milner out few the next few weeks too

Booooo.......!

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

But RdZ has said he is going strong for this game. Big Balls strikes again

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

As an aside:
An argument for Chelsea that even our resident football economist would find hard to argue against

 

[BevBHA]

I reckon most of you are wrong about tomorrow night. Realistically this and the FA cup are our only 2 chances of silverware. RDZ is a winner, he definitely wants a trophy with us. I think we will only rotate 3 / 4 away from being full strength.

 

[The Wookiee]

My team prediction v Chelsea

Bart
Veltman
JPvH
Igor
Lamptey
Baleba
Dahoud
March
Buanotte
Adingra
Pedro

 

[Perkino]

Plenty of quality within the squad. I'd be surprised to see any U21's starting, maybe a few on the bench to be given match day experience