Predicted Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan
Chelsea take on Brighton & Hove Albion in their first match of the Premier League Summer Series at Lincoln Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia
Mauricio Pochettino is set to once again rely upon the youthful talent in his Chelsea squad when the Blues take on Brighton at the Lincoln Field Stadium in Philadelphia. The Premier League Summer Series gets underway on Saturday with Chelsea also set to take on Newcastle and Fulham before the month is out.
He said: "No, we’re going to mix also. Still we have players who need time to train, several like Enzo only arrived on Monday. After a long period of holidays. We play Brighton on Saturday. It's not because we're going to play a Premier League team I need to play with senior players.
"We need to care about the players, we need to provide the best tools for him to arrive in the best condition when we start the Premier League. I am going to continue the young players the possibility to play on Saturday and the next few games."
The Blues could rotate goalkeepers versus Brighton with Kepa Arrizabalaga and Eddie Beach waiting in the wings, while Lucas Bergstrom will hope for more minutes after Jamie Cumming started against Wrexham.
Andrey Santos, Cesare Casadei and Carney Chukwuemeka will be pushed by Lewis Hall and Conor Gallagher for spots in midfield. Each player had some merit to come from the game against Wrexham and will hope to further push their case before Fernadez returns.
Predicted Chelsea XI: Kepa; Gusto, Silva, Humphreys, Chilwell, Santos, Casadei, Chukwuemeka; Angelo, Jackson, Maatsen.
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