Chelsea welcome Wolves to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, looking to get back on track and secure their place in the UEFA Champions League next season with a win.
Last week's 1-0 defeat away to Everton allowed their London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to catch up and put some pressure on the west London outfit. The Blues are still three points clear of the Gunners and five ahead of Spurs, having all played the same amount of games. But should they slip up even further over the next two weeks, they could miss out on a place in European's premier club cup competition.
With manager Thomas Tuchel searching for a way to turn things around, the German coach has hinted that striker Romelu Lukaku could return to the starting line-up at Stamford Bridge having not made it off the bench in the 1-0 defeat against Everton last week. The Belgian has been largely disappointing this season but could be offered a chance to finish the season strongly starting on Saturday.
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"He didn't come on [vs Everton] because we had three changes and used one," Tuchel said on Friday. "Unfortunately had to use one at half-time for Jorgi. Otherwise, there was a huge chance we would have had the same changes as against West Ham, where he was involved with Hakim and Pulisic to turn the game in our favour. He trained very well, and maybe he will start tomorrow. Let's see."
In regards to what the former Inter striker needs to do to improve and start more consistently, Tuchel admitted it's not just about what the striker is doing but the rest of the team as well. "He needs to happen. Everybody needs to happen. This is life as a footballer on this kind of level. Everybody does their very best, it is like for every other player.
"We do our very best to integrate him. It needs to happen. We need to support him and trust what we do. There is not one thing we can provide or need to find to make this happen. It is about trust, commitment, the feeling for the game, a bit of luck, and game momentum. That's it."
Tuchel has already confirmed that midfielders Jorginho, N'Golo Kante and Ross Barkley will all miss out on Saturday, as well as attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi and defender Ben Chilwell who have long-term injuries.
With that in mind, football.london takes a look at the full squad at Tuchel's disposal in what has become a must-win game.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli
Defenders: Trevoh Chalobah, Malang Sarr, Thiago Silva, Marcos Alonso, Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen
Midfielders: Saul Niguez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount
Forwards: Kenedy, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic, Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner
