Chelsea lineup vs. Western Sydney Wanderers: Predicted XI for pre-season fixture as Xabi Alonso faces midfield injury

Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia is simply a uncertainty for Tuesday's affable clash with Australian broadside Western Sydney Wanderers.

The Belgian is nary alien to wounded issues, but owed to a knock, Blues brag Xabi Alonso whitethorn opt to permission him retired of the starting lineup.

A fig of younger players person joined the Londoners successful Australia, and it would not beryllium astonishing to spot the likes of Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli and Reggie Watson afforded starts successful the mediate of the pitch.

Alonso has utilized a backmost 3 successful the past, and if helium opts to commencement 3 centre-backs connected Tuesday, past fans whitethorn spot a trio of Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana and Tayo Subuloye diagnostic together.

Goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen is simply a campaigner to commencement betwixt the posts, while Marco Palestra and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen whitethorn look arsenic wing-backs.

Cole Palmer did not marque Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup, and that means helium should beryllium acceptable to play a sizeable relation successful onslaught for the Londoners.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is apt to articulation Palmer, and the 2 volition beryllium expected to enactment striker Joao Pedro, who was near retired of Brazil's World Cup squad.

Chelsea imaginable starting lineup:

Jorgensen; Fofana, Subuloye, Colwill; Palestra, Nicoll-Jazuli, Watson, Kavuma-McQueen; Palmer, Gittens; Pedro