Willy

James   Zouma   Tomori   Alonso

Kante  Jorginho  Barkley

Pulisic  Giroud  CHO

 

If we're doing well bring Gilmour in for one of Jorginho/Kante.

Pedro on for CHO at 60 minutes and Azpi in for James around the same time.

Giroud up top to add a bit of experience, seems to thrive in cup games too. 

Rest of the backline pretty much chooses itself with injuries.

Is VanGinkel playing? Has he played in PL2 team so far or womehere else?

Wouldn't risk any first team starters, especially not Kante, Timori, Mount etc. We just need to win this game and get the home page hoodo out of the way, the likes of Pullisic, Giroud, Barkley, Pedro should get it done.

Going to the game, looking forward to seeing Callum and Reece getting a solid run out. Would like to see Batshuayi get a start as well, think he's looked good when he's come in the last few matches. Hopefully a comfortable first home win under Frank.....

Edited September 24, 20196 yr by franklintorch

3 hours ago, AlexTommo said:

Frank has apparently stated that James and Hudson-Odoi will appear against Grimsby tomorrow night.

Good news.

Is this on telly anywhere ? 

Gonna be great seeing CHO and Reece in with the first team tomorrow, it'll be interesting the see what the rest of the starting IX looks like and who gets the nod and who Frank rests 

First of all i hope we utilize our whole squad. We can complain of our injuries but the truth is we have been the reason for them.

1. Rushing back Rudiger

2. Rushing back Emerson

3 . Rushing back Kante.

 

WE have to wrap alonso in cotton wool with emerson out for a month

                Caballero

James  Zouma  Guehi   Matseen

        Gilmour   Kovacic

Odoi      Barkley       Pulisic

             Batshuayi..

 

I imagine Giroud will start. H3 hasn’t featured recently.

 

Caballero

James Zouma Guehi Alonso

Gilmour Kovacic Barkley

Pulisic Giroud CHO

The spurs result shows the folly of assuming you are going to win just by turning up. Also the young guys need to be supported by a core of the main team. 

1 hour ago, ozboy said:

The spurs result shows the folly of assuming you are going to win just by turning up. Also the young guys need to be supported by a core of the main team. 

This - 100% this. We can't (and under Lamps I don't think we will) go into this thinking that the game has already been won. As ozboy said, a mixture of youth and a few senior players should hopefully do the trick! We're still chasing our first home win under Lamps and I think that'll be playing on his mind. Go out there tonight with a killer instinct and get the job done by half-time, then we can rest some of the key players... If they have been selected of course.

3 hours ago, ozboy said:

The spurs result shows the folly of assuming you are going to win just by turning up. Also the young guys need to be supported by a core of the main team. 

It was Spurs...it is what they do.

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

It was Spurs...it is what they do.

Good isn't it !

Game Day.

Come on Chelsea !

Right off to work ...

Struggling to care about the LC this morning.  That will change as the day goes on. Come on Chelsea.

The spurs result shows the folly of assuming you are going to win just by turning up. Also the young guys need to be supported by a core of the main team. 

Beautiful thing is if we crash out we don't have to play these fixtures any more this season.

I would field a youthful ja side with Barkley, Caballero, Pulisic, Giroud/Bats. We have too much quality in our side to beat them. And most importantly we have 5-6 guys who want to prove themselves.

Spurs haven't renewed and it shows. We have only renewed and in a fixture like this it will be a positive thing.

I just want to see how CHO, James and Gilmour play. Very very interesting.

The domestic cups are our only hope of winning something this season, so no room for complacency or "less fixture congestion". All guns blazing tonight, please lads!

The domestic cups are our only hope of winning something this season, so no room for complacency or "less fixture congestion". All guns blazing tonight, please lads!

I think we should evolve as a team opposed to win this cup. However winning is usually a good recipe to tighten up the squad and hone the system. CL this season will toll us in a big way.

I normally look forward to these sorts of games because we get to see some of the youngsters but we get that in the league now!

Maybe Frank could play some of the U8s? 

Liam Twomey of The Athletic says he's been told Guehi and Gilmour will start, and Anjorin & Maatsen will be on the bench.

Edited September 25, 20196 yr by Boston Blue
speling

Is there likely to be any links for the game tonight?

Otherwise looks like I’m doing the ironing. 

Looking at that midfield just shows how imporant it is for us that kova kante and jorginho stay injury free all season

In the good ole USA its on ESPN + a $ 5 a month subscription which also shows FA Cup, Championship, Italian serie A, Chinese Super league etc- good value.

 

Come on Chelsea lets not do a Spuds please !!

4231 with Barkley in dm? This could be risky.