Chelsea take on AC Milan on Tuesday night, and no doubt Graham Potter will be looking to make changes once again. The Blues boss made seven alterations when his team faced Wolves, with the likes of Reece James, Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all left on the bench, while Thiago Silva was left out of the squad entirely.
Potter will be unable to select Wesley Fofana for the San Siro clash after he picked up a knee strain in Chelsea's last outing against Milan, while Hakim Ziyech is also among those unavailable. The winger didn't travel to Italy due to illness, having come off the bench against Wolves.
Chelsea's head coach still cannot call upon N'Golo Kante, who appears to have suffered a setback on his way to returning to the side. The French international did not make the trip with his reaction to training being assessed after he had started to be integrated back into first-team training.
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With all that said football.london's Chelsea writers name the teams they would choose to face Milan below:
Adam Newson
There is little doubt Chelsea will find Milan a far tougher opponent at San Siro. The fact that Rossoneri's lengthy injury list has eased will play a part in that. Yet Graham Potter and his players – off the back of consecutive 3-0 victories – should be in a confident mood.
My feeling is that Potter should go with the core of the side that dominated Milan last weekend. That means Kepa Arrizabalga remains in goal ahead of Edouard Mendy. The Spaniard has proved reliable since returning to the starting XI last month, but an outing at San Siro is another high-pressure test.
I think it's worth going with a back three, and that must be made up of Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly. Reece James can then return to right wing-back, and I'd bring Ben Chilwell back into the team on the opposite flank, given he didn't feature at the weekend.
There are big decisions to make in midfield. Jorginho has experience playing in San Siro from his time at Napoli, however, I think Ruben Loftus-Cheek earned a start with his display last week, and I'd partner the academy graduate with Mateo Kovacic.
Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang didn't play against Wolves on Saturday and should be refreshed and ready to step back into an attack that should be completed by Mason Mount, who grabbed two assists at the weekend and is playing himself back into form.
Adam's XI: Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Koulibaly; James, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Chilwell; Mount, Aubameyang, Sterling
Scott Trotter
Given the quality of Chelsea's win over AC Milan last week, it's difficult to argue against returning to three central defenders and naming those rested in Chelsea's starting XI once again. Since replacing Wesley Fofana at Stamford Bridge, Trevoh Chalobah has proved his abilities on the pitch and providing Thiago Silva is recovered enough from his cold, he is almost impossible to leave out at this stage.
Reece James is an equally easy choice to return to the team to the misfortunate of Cesar Azpilicueta, while Ben Chilwell's role is more unclear as he battles with Marc Cucurella for a place in the team. With defensive solidity behind him, Chilwell might be the correct choice on this occasion to test Milan in the wide areas that Potter outlined last week.
Perhaps two players from the last team to face the Rossoneri that could be vulnerable are Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount. The former has played two games in a row while Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho have alternated rest, but his profile offers something different to either. Providing he appears fresh enough, Loftus-Cheek should continue to start and perhaps receive his break for the trip to Aston Villa.
Mount has started to find his form since Potter's arrival and certainly seems determined to impact games in an attacking sense, as he showed with two assists against Wolves. The England international has started every game under his new head coach, and it may simply be time for him to rest with so many games coming this month. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling will come into the front three, and perhaps a role for Kai Havertz behind the summer signings could await.
Scott's XI: Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Koulibaly; James, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Chilwell; Sterling, Havertz, Aubameyang.
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