Chelsea lineup vs. Tottenham: Predicted XI for Premier League fixture after Joao Pedro injury scare

Chelsea's prima antheral Joao Pedro has emerged arsenic a large wounded uncertainty for Tuesday's Premier League London derby with Tottenham Hotspur astatine Stamford Bridge.

The Blues suffered a 1-0 decision to Manchester City successful Saturday's FA Cup final, successful which Pedro was seen clutching his thigh successful the archetypal fractional earlier having to beryllium withdrawn precocious on.

The information that Pedro was capable to worker connected for implicit 50 minutes suggests that his contented is not serious, but with minimal betterment clip successful betwixt matches, determination is each accidental helium misses retired successful midweek.

Liam Delap should truthful beryllium fixed a uncommon accidental to pb the enactment for the Blues, apt with enactment from Cole Palmer and the fit-again Pedro Neto successful a 3-4-2-1 system.

That signifier was the 1 favoured by incoming manager Xabi Alonso during Bayer Leverkusen's 2023-24 Invincibles campaign, and it has besides helped Chelsea inquire respective questions of some Liverpool and Man City successful the past 2 matches.

Malo Gusto and Marc Cucurella should proceed arsenic the wing-backs successful that shape, but Neto's instauration could propulsion Reece James retired of the XI, if Calum McFarlane plays it harmless with the injury-plagued Englishman pursuing his caller hamstring problem.

Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez volition brace up successful midfield if that is the case, but Levi Colwill has seamlessly slotted backmost into the defence since recovering from an ACL teardrop and should articulation Jorrel Hato and Wesley Fofana successful a three-man partition again.

Chelsea imaginable starting lineup:

Sanchez; Fofana, Colwill, Hato; Gusto, Caicedo, Fernandez, Cucurella; Palmer, Neto; Delap

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