Date: Wednesday 2nd November, 2022
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Referee Francois Letexier (France)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Chelsea
Chelsea's trio of long-term absentees in Wesley Fofana, Reece James and N'Golo Kante all remain sidelined, and Potter has also claimed that Kalidou Koulibaly only has an "outside chance" of making the squad for Wednesday's fixture.
Kepa Arrizabalaga also had to be withdrawn at half time in the loss to Brighton due to an issue with the bottom of his foot, so the door has been opened for Edouard Mendy to try to re-establish himself as the club's number one, and the Senegal international should be one of several changes for this dead rubber.
Cesar Azpilicueta, Armando Broja, Hakim Ziyech and maybe even Denis Zakaria could get a look-in this week, with Thiago Silva and Mateo Kovacic likely in line for rests. Conor Gallagher and Mason Mount are also one booking away from a European ban and may be spared too.
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Mendy; Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Cucurella; Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Zakaria, Chilwell; Ziyech, Pulisic; Broja
Dinamo Zagreb
Meanwhile, Dinamo Zagreb will expect to make do without two of their centre-backs in Josip Sutalo and Bosko Sutalo, the latter of whom is expected to remain out until the New Year with a fractured fibula.
Josip Sutalo was ruled out with a quadriceps issue, and the severity of that injury is currently unclear, but Dino Peric should be fit enough to deputise for his teammate in the backline if he misses the trip to London. Robert Ljubicic will also return from a domestic suspension.
After ringing the changes for the weekend's action, the visitors ought to recall the likes of Orsic, Bruno Petkovic and Arijan Ademi to the first XI at Stamford Bridge, and a switch to a three-man defence will most likely be in order.
Dinamo Zagreb possible starting lineup:
Livakovic; Ristovski, Peric, J. Sutalo; Moharrami, Ademi, Misic, Ivanusec, Ljubicic; Orsic, Petkovic
Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
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