I think I will throw caution into the wind and name Tammy as our first goal scorer. 

That means he'll be an unused sub 

Given WBA’s approach, surely Giroud has to start?

Match day,3 points please KTBFFH.

Kai Havertz generational.

Today has a white sock feel to it, easy win?

                      Mendy

  Azpilicueta (c) T.Silva Christensen

James Kovacic Jorginho Hudson-Odoi

               Ziyech Mount

                   Havertz

 

A warm welcome-back to one of the best defensive full backs, Ivanovic!

 

30 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

Today has a white sock feel to it, easy win?

Definitely a white sock day. 

It was a 3-3 at the hawthornes at the start of this season . For todays score iam scratching West broms 3 from that day and adding them 

to our 3 that was scored to predict todays result as a win for chelsea by a good 5-0 .

Football is back!

It's been a long 13 days.

4 minutes ago, Jezz said:

Football is back!

It's been a long 13 days.

I know,I hate the international bo**ocks 

Lightweight up top - maybe we’re relying on set pieces with Thiago & Zouma back. 

Mount being given a rest I see. 

41 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Definitely a white sock day. 

And black for the ref

I worry that we will struggle to penetrate West broms deep lying defense with this personnel. Would have preferred CHO over James and Kai/Tammy/Giroud over Werner for this kind of game. But what do I know... let's hope for a comprehensive win!

Just now, Malta Blue said:

And black for the ref

PGMOL and their boring kits 

Just now, Munkworth said:

PGMOL and their boring kits 

They might spice things up and have a couple of white stripes going around them

Team looks like we have one eye firmly on Porto on wednesday. Resting pretty much everyone that played a lot during the international break.

He had to rest Mount today, but surprised that Christensen didn't make the team given he's played really well since Tiago was injured; Don't see this going well for the first 10-15 mins until we start finding our legs, then I suspect we'll score a couple; While WBA can't seem to score goals I can see us running out eventual 3-1 winners.

3 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

He had to rest Mount today, but surprised that Christensen didn't make the team given he's played really well since Tiago was injured; Don't see this going well for the first 10-15 mins until we start finding our legs, then I suspect we'll score a couple; While WBA can't seem to score goals I can see us running out eventual 3-1 winners.

I think Christensen is being rested just like Mount, Havertz and Rudiger for the Porto match

Line up seems to favour those who didn't play much over the international break. 

Looks like Big Sam has come with the bus especially with him replacing Gallager with a defender ( Ajayi). I expect these c**ts to take an eternity to take goal kicks and throw ins. An early goal or two for us will be imperative today

Big game for Werner. Striker and coming off another horrific miss for Germany.

The longer this run of awful finishing continues the harder it's going to be to get out of it. So if he could somehow bag a couple today that would be massive for him.

Tammy not even making the bench.  It’s a pretty good bench though.