Chelsea manager Frank Lampard could turn to youngster Lewis Hall to replace injured Ben Chilwell in his starting line-up against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge looking to move further away from the bottom three positions and to improve their away record in the final three games of the season. A 4-3 win over Southampton on Monday saw Steve Cooper ’s men go three points clear of 18th place Leicester City.
But, they have picked up just one win on the road this season and will be looking to change that on Saturday in order to maintain a gap to the bottom three. Chelsea, meanwhile picked up their first win in six games in their last outing as they came out as 3-1 winners over Bournemouth.
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The match against the Cherries didn’t come without negatives though, with full-back Ben Chilwell picking up a hamstring injury. Lampard has confirmed that he won’t be fit to face Forest, leaving the Chelsea boss with a decision to make over who replaces him.
A long-term injury to Marc Cucurella means that he is unavailable. Lampard turned to Cesar Azpilicueta against Bournemouth, but has admitted that 18-year-old Lewis Hall could be given an opportunity.
"Lewis has a chance," The Chelsea boss admitted . "I was tempted to put him on last week but the experience of Azpi (Azpilicueta) was more suitable.
"He is a very good player, a really talented player. He needs to come out of himself a bit more. I have been really impressed and he is in the running for the last four games."
Naming their predicted line-ups for the game, football.london Chelsea reporters Bobby Vincent and Tom Coley have both included Hall in their XIs.
There is though a disagreement over some other positions, with Wesley Fofana coming straight back into one line-up, but not another. The latter has also opted to start Mykhailo Mudryk ahead of Raheem Sterling.
Both predicted XIs can be seen below:
Bobby Vincent’s Chelsea XI : Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Hall; Kante, Fernandez, Gallagher; Madueke, Sterling, Havertz.
Tom Coley’s Chelsea XI : Kepa; Chalobah, Fofana, Badiashile, Hall; Kante, Fernandez, Gallagher; Madueke, Mudryk, Havertz.
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