Chelsea have suffered a late damage setback forward of their extremely anticipated Premier League London derby towards Tottenham, with João Pedro dominated out of the sport.
The Brazilian striker misses out after reportedly choosing up a late knock, forcing Alonso to make changes to his attacking setup forward of the conflict.
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With João Pedro unavailable, Chelsea will depend on the attacking qualities of Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Pedro Neto and Geovany Quenda as they give the impression of being to safe an essential victory over their London rivals.
Mike Penders begins in objective, whereas Jordan Henderson and Moisés Caicedo function in midfield.
Confirmed Chelsea beginning XI towards Tottenham
Alonso has chosen a flexible lineup for the derby, with a number of attacking gamers able to interchanging positions all through the match.
Penders retains his place between the posts, with Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill.
Henderson and Caicedo present expertise and stability in midfield, whereas Neto and Hato shall be enjoying wing-backs.
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Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers shall be enjoying as the 2 behind Quenda who is available in to exchange the injured Pedro.
Chelsea beginning XI: Penders; Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill, Hato; Henderson, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Rogers, Quenda.
Chelsea seeking to safe London derby victory towards Tottenham
Chelsea face a Tottenham facet nonetheless trying to find consistency underneath De Zerbi.
Spurs endured a troublesome begin to the Premier League marketing campaign however secured their first victory of the season final weekend.
That consequence may have offered a welcome confidence increase forward of their journey to Stamford Bridge.
For Alonso, the derby presents a chance to safe an essential consequence and construct momentum as Chelsea look to strengthen their place within the Premier League.
With Palmer, Rogers, Neto and Quenda all beginning, the Blues possess sufficient attacking high quality to trigger issues for Tottenham.
