Clues are there for anyone trying to piece together Jesse Marsch’s line-up for Sunday’s clash with Chelsea. Luke Ayling, Stuart Dallas and Junior Firpo are definitely out, while there were hints at Liam Cooper and Patrick Bamford’s situations in Friday’s press conference.
The captain and striker were not ruled out of Sunday’s game, but the latter effectively did that on the club’s podcast. Rodrigo was also trumpeted as the weekend’s captain and penalty-taker by Marsch.
The final 20 minutes at Southampton were tough to watch, but it’s been a very promising start to the campaign in general for Marsch’s side. It’s very hard to see him making anything other than enforced changes for Chelsea’s visit.
