Chelsea meet Leicester City at King Power on Sunday afternoon. Here is the team Frank Lampard should choose for the game:
Goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga is expected to keep his place between the sticks while Lampard resists the temptation to play Willy Caballero now that we’re at the end of the FA Cup.
Defense: However, Chelsea could freshen up the defense as Reece pushes James to recall the right-back. This could result in Cesar Azpilicueta switching to the left-back and Marcos Alonso falling on the bench.
Antonio Rudiger should keep his spot in the middle of the defense, but Kurt Zouma could be recalled after being missed in the last two games. Andreas Christensen is the man who is most likely to make room.
Fikayo Tomori will retire due to a muscle problem, but Emerson Palmeiri could return to the bench tomorrow for the trip to Leicester.
Midfield: Chelsea are asked to spin in midfield and Jorginho has to call back after being left on the bench mid-week to win against Manchester City. N’Golo Kante was therefore able to rest.
Mateo Kovacic is also pushing for a recall and the Croatian international could step in for Ross Barkley in the middle of the park while young Billy Gilmour is in line to get into the midfield
The Scottish teen broke into Chelsea’s first team this season and could be given the chance to impress in the FA Cup if Mason Mount fails.
Attack: Olivier Giroud has started the last three games, so I expect him to rest with Tammy Abraham tomorrow to get a call back, and he will desperately take his chance.
Christian Pulisic was supposed to stay in the Chelsea attack after scoring a good goal against City in the middle of the week, but we could see Pedro on the opposite flank for Willian.
Callum Hudson-Odoi remains in doubt with an ongoing ankle injury that recently prevented him from doing so, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is another option for Lampard from the bank.
We believe Chelsea will compete like this:
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