Bold Potter plan backfires
It was on Friday evening that news emerged – initially via social media – that several players would not be included in the Chelsea squad to face Southampton. Reece James would be rested and Thiago Silva, who has played more minutes than any senior player this season, would also sit out the game.
There would be no Hakim Ziyech or Marc Cucurella either. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, meanwhile, would also not be involved despite sitting out the midweek Champions League defeat against Borussia Dortmund after being unregistered from Chelsea's A list.
