Cole Palmer Starts | 4-2-3-1 Chelsea Predicted Lineup Against Copenhagen | OneFootball

Chelsea are set to host Copenhagen in the second leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Conference League at the Stamford Bridge. The Blues have a 2-1 lead from the first leg. They finished first in the group stage with 18 points in six matches. They have won all six matches. Meanwhile, Copenhagen finished 18th in the points table with eight points in six matches. They won two, drew two, and lost two in the league phase.

Chelsea are coming to this game on the back of a win against Leicester City in the Premier League. Copenhagen drew against Sonderjyske in their previous game in the SuperLiga. Coming to the stats, Chelsea FC win the 1st half in 46% of their matches, and FC Copenhagen in 33% of their matches.

In this piece, we will take a look at the predicted lineup of Chelsea against Copenhagen.

4-2-3-1 Chelsea Predicted Lineup Against Copenhagen:

Defence:

Sanchez will start in goal. Badiashile and Colwill will be the two full-backs. Adarabiouo and Chalobah will be the centre-backs. Robert Sanchez has conceded 23 goals and kept 5 clean sheets in 22 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Benoit Badiashile has conceded 2 goals and kept 1 clean sheet in 4 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Levi Colwill has conceded 30 goals and kept 6 clean sheets in 26 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Tosin Adarabioyo has conceded 10 goals and kept 5 clean sheets in 15 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Trevoh Chalobah has conceded 20 goals and kept 4 clean sheets in 18 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Midfield:

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 14: Cole Palmer of Chelsea looks on during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and AFC Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on January 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Caicedo and Fernandez will be the defensive midfielders. George will be the right midfielder and Palmer will be the left midfielder. Dewsbury-Hall will be the central attacking midfielder. Moises Caicedo has scored 1 goal in 28 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 3 for this season. Enzo Fernandez has scored 4 goals in 26 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 9 for this season.

Cole Palmer has scored 14 goals in 28 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 20 for this season.

Nkunku will be the striker. Nkunku has scored 3 goals in 24 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 5 for this season.