Evening Standard
·14 December 2024
In partnership with
Yahoo sportsEvening Standard
·14 December 2024
Pedro Neto is suspended for the visit of the Bees
Jadon Sancho is set to rewarded for his fine recent form with another start for Chelsea, with Brentford visiting on Sunday.
The summer signing scored his first goal of the club in a 5-1 humbling on Southampton before kickstarting the Blues’ comeback against Tottenham last weekend.
With Pedro Neto suspended for picking up five yellow cards, there is a space on the flank for both Sancho and Noni Madueke.
Otherwise, it is a case of as you were from Enzo Maresca, who as ever made wholesale changes to beat Astana 3-1 in the Conference League in midweek.
The experiment of playing Moises Caicedo at right-back was abandoned at half-time against Spurs, to great effect, so expect him back at midfield, with Malo Gusto at right-back.
Jadon Sancho is set to start for Chelsea against Brentford
REUTERS
Benoit Badiashile was again quite nervy, but should start alongside Levil Colwill, with Wesley Fofana and Reece James still “weeks” away from action.
Chelsea predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson
Injured: James, Fofana, Kellyman
Suspended: Neto (five yellow cards)
Time and date: 7pm on Sunday on December 15, 2024
Venue: Stamford Bridge.
Create a FREE account to continue reading
Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.
Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.
* FIRST NAME
* LAST NAME
Your email address
* PASSWORD
Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number
Show
* Required fields
I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. Read ourprivacy notice
I'LL TRY LATER
By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .