Tammy Abraham’s good performance during the week sees him keep his starting spot, with both Timo Werner and Kai Havertz getting 99% of the vote in support of him. Games are coming thick and fast for Chelsea, and next up are newly promoted West Bromwich Albion after merely two days of rest. Also Read | Chelsea present Edouard Mendy as new signing, fans expect £22m 'keeper to replace Kepa. We have all seen the talent and it is something I want to get right. West Bromwich Albion vs. Chelsea, Premier League: You choose the starting lineup By David Pasztor @D_Peezy Sep 25, 2020, 4:22pm BST Share this story Chelsea vs. Sevilla, Champions League: Preferred lineup. West Bromwich Albion vs. Chelsea, Premier League: You choose the starting lineup. We also get Andreas Christensen back, after the defender served his one-match suspension for the Liverpool red card in the midweek League Cup tie, which Chelsea won to the rousing tune of 6-0. The boss also ruled out Hakim Ziyech making his Blues bow in the game at West Bromwich Albion and Christian Pulisic will not return from injury, but first Premier League starts for Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell are under consideration.On goalkeeper Mendy, whose transfer to Chelsea was announced yesterday, Lampard had this to say:‘He has had a long week when he has not really trained, he flew in yesterday and it feels too tight a turnaround to put him in contention to start the game.‘Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic are not ready for the squad tomorrow,’ he added, ‘but they are both training with us now which is good news, and we hope to have them in proper match contention over the next week or two.’Lampard was asked if special care is being taken with Pulisic’s recovery in light of the time the American spent out of the side last season.‘There is always a concern about player fitness when their history shows there has been injuries,’ he confirmed, ‘and you try to find the right way and right balance to get the best out of Christian, which we saw in big periods last year.‘You make sure you don’t over-cook him and leave him susceptible to injury, and particularly with a player of his explosive pace and balance that is a fine line.‘We are working on that and Christian is very open to that. Tammy Abraham’s performance against Barnsley absolutely justified Frank Lampard finding a way to get him into the starting line up vs West Brom today. Pictures posted from today’s training do not show the big man either — and he shouldn’t be hard to miss at 6’6” with an even greater wingspan. 4-2-3-1 (65%)Caballero (63%) | Chilwell (36%), Silva (85%), Zouma (80%), James (89%) | Kanté (97%), Kovačić (86%) | Werner (99%), Havertz (99%), Mount (79%) | Abraham (72%). Edouard Mendy will not go straight into the Chelsea starting line-up in the Midlands tomorrow Frank Lampard has told the media at his pre-match conference on Friday afternoon. In defense, there was no doubt about Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, and Reece James getting starts, but the left back position saw practically a three-way tie between Ben Chilwell (37%), Marcos Alonso (34%), and César Azpilicueta (32%) — the percentages add up to greater than 100 thanks to Azpi’s versatility. With Ben I will maybe be a little more cautious just to make sure. West Brom vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Preferred lineup. Europe’s premium club competition starts all over again tomorrow evening and Frank Lampard believes his Chelsea side will be well prepared for the test that awaits from Sevilla. He wants to play, he is so hungry and he is very nearly fit now but it is certainly something we will have to manage this season. There’s no change at goalkeeper however, with Willy Caballero unsurprisingly keeping his spot ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga (24%) after a confident and very solid clean sheet against Barnsley, and with this game coming too soon for Édouard Mendy (12%). The people’s choice against Sevilla: Kovačić, Silva return; Ziyech starts! I basically went with the same lineup as the community with one exception. I’d expect us to steamroll West Brom with this lineup. The people’s choice against Sevilla: Kovačić, Silva return; Ziyech starts! His injury had been quite a challenging one and I will make those calls, but they are in a good place at the moment.’Looking at the other end of the pitch, Lampard agreed the way Tammy Abraham and Kai Havertz played while scoring four of the goals in the 6-0 beating of Barnsley, has given him food for thought.‘It gives me a nice problem to see the way they linked and to see the attributes of Tammy and Kai and see a form of an understanding, albeit in one game. Ahead of Chelsea's Premier League meeting with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, Sports Mole looks at how the Blues could line up at The Hawthorns. After a defeat in the last league game, all that matters is three points! THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE. The majority of the WAGNH community decided to switch back to … West Brom vs Chelsea … Here is the West Brom vs Chelsea live stream details, schedule, Premier League Matchday 3 preview, team news and West Brom vs Chelsea predicted line-up. Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against West Brom: Werner, Havertz, Mount, and Tammy, too! The congested schedule will surely force Chelsea into plenty of rotation throughout the season, but that may not be the case today. It sounds like he could play if needed (i.e. (Ed.note: Christensen was left off the poll accidentally, though presumably he wouldn’t have gotten more votes than either Zouma or Silva after his massive mistake last weekend.). There is a really long season ahead and we need different ways of breaking down teams.’, Read: Our debrief on how Chelsea beat Barnsley. How should Chelsea line up against West Brom to build on big midweek win? Frank Lampard has already confirmed that new goalkeeper Édouard Mendy won’t start this game, seeing as how he’s just arrived and is still probably just unpacking his bags. Those are the challenges that lie ahead for us, trying to work on those combinations with the newer players we have coming in. © 2020 Chelsea FC. The boss also ruled out Hakim Ziyech making his Blues bow in the game at West Bromwich Albion … When do “individual errors” become the individual's error? Lampard made eight changes for the win midweek over Barnsley, but some of those who played well in the 6-0 win could keep their places. The double pivot sees the dream team of N’Golo Kanté and Mateo Kovačić line up, with Jorginho (12%) and Barkley (10%) sitting this one out and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (3%) being shown very little confidence after a slow start to the season. Lampard also confirmed that we’re taking it slow with Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech, so neither will be available this weekend. We’re also being a bit cautious with Ben Chilwell, but Thiago Silva looks ready for proper action. West Brom vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Preferred lineup. Tomori’s good showing midweek got him 31%. The Champions League returns to Stamford Bridge for another season when we open the group stage against Sevilla, but can you name every player who has scored for Chelsea in that round of the competition so far? Chelsea vs. Sevilla, Champions League: Team news, preview, how to watch. Even Emerson collected a solid 11%, while outbound Rüdiger was an afterthought already at 4%. All rights reserved. West Brom leak plenty of goals so Chelsea should win this, but it will be interesting to see if Thiago Silva can have a big impact and help them tighten up … The majority of the WAGNH community decided to switch back to the 4-2-3-1 for this game, with the 4-3-3 (25%) a distant second best. registered and tested), but we’re choosing to take it slow. Chelsea vs. Sevilla, Champions League: Preferred lineup. But this exercise is all about who you think should start, emphasis on you. We begin our Champions League campaign against Sevilla on Tuesday evening and Cesar Azpilicueta is confident Chelsea can make a good start against difficult opponents. When do “individual errors” become the individual's error? When talked turned to Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell who both made debuts on Wednesday night against Barnsley, Lampard reported they are both in good enough condition to start in the Premier League this weekend, but he explained there are other selection considerations.‘We play another game with a pretty tight turnaround on Tuesday and then another game on Saturday, and then some international players will maybe go and play three games for their countries so I am managing that one.‘But having come through the game the other day as they did, particularly Thiago who did start that game and has 60 minutes in the tank, that was good to see.