Confirmed Chelsea line up v Nottingham Forest | News | Official Site

As has been the case in cup competitions this season, Maresca made wholesale modifications for our 4-2 victory over Gent within the Convention League on Thursday evening and at present we return to the identical beginning line-up which defeated Brighton & Hove Albion by the identical scoreline final weekend.

Robert Sanchez returns in aim because the Spaniard continues his file of beginning each Premier League recreation this season and he will probably be protected by a again 4 of Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella.

Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez return in midfield, with Jadon Sancho set to occupy the left flank as soon as extra, Noni Madueke again on the appropriate and Cole Palmer anticipated to occupy the central place behind Nicolas Jackson up entrance.

The Blues have loads of attacking choices from the bench as soon as once more, with Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk, Pedro Neto and Christopher Nkunku among the many replacements.

Chelsea beginning XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez (c); Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Chelsea substitutes: Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Veiga, Lavia, Neto, Mudryk, Felix, Nkunku

Nottingham Forest:Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates (c), Ward-Prowse; Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wooden

Forest substitutes: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Boly, Williams, Domínguez, Jota Silva, Elanga, Awoniyi, Sosa