Graham Potter has proved in his short time as Chelsea boss that he is unafraid to rotate his team, even if it means changing shape. Against Brentford the Blues head coach once again only started two of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic, even though the former needed to be used at wing-back.
Chelsea started with a midfield three against the Bees with Jorginho sitting at the base and Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher taking slightly more advanced roles either side of him. The duo have more often been used off of Chelsea's main striker but they helped facilitate a change of shape on Wednesday night.
When Gallagher had to be replaced due to illness with 15 minutes on the clock, Potter chose to forgo Kovacic's rest and opted to bring the Croatian on as his teammate headed straight down the tunnel. That isn't the best news for Denis Zakaria.
