Date: Sunday 17th September, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm
Stadium Vitality Stadium
Referee David Coote (England)
Goal Scorer:
Bournemouth
Bournemouth's entertaining draw with Brentford came too soon for deadline day signing Luis Sinisterra to make his debut, and with the Leeds United loanee recently turning out for Colombia across the Atlantic, Iraola may avoid throwing him into the first XI for now, especially given his history of injuries.
Marcos Senesi and Hamed Traore are in the same international boat as Sinisterra, whose former Whites teammate Tyler Adams is also yet to earn his first Cherries appearance owing to a thigh problem, which will likely render him unavailable for this one too. Dango Ouattara has shaken off an ankle concern, though.
Alex Scott (knee), Ryan Fredericks (calf) and Emiliano Marcondes (foot) take up the final spots in the Bournemouth medical bay, and having followed up his recent domestic success by scoring for Wales against Latvia - his first for his country since November 2020 - Brooks has certainly put his name in the hat for a starting place.
Speaking of new signings in the treatment room, both of Christopher Nkunku (knee) and Romeo Lavia (ankle) will not have their Chelsea baptisms just yet, and they are joined on the long-term absentee list by a trio of knee victims in Carney Chukwuemeka, Wesley Fofana and Marcus Bettinelli.
Sunday's game is also expected to come too soon for skipper Reece James (thigh), while Trevoh Chalobah and Benoit Badiashile are on the brink of returning from similar problems but will not return here either.
Bournemouth possible starting lineup:
Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Christie, Cook; Brooks, Billing, Tavernier; Solanke
Chelsea
Meanwhile, Albanian FA president Armando Duka prematurely stated that Armando Broja ought to make the bench for the first time since his devastating knee injury last winter, but Pochettino shot down those hopes in his pre-match press conference.
Two nine-figure midfielders in Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez may need once-overs following their journeys home from South America, and the duo did not train on Thursday, but they should still have ample time to get back up to speed with the rest of the squad before Sunday's kickoff.
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Fernandez, Caicedo, Chilwell; Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson
Prediction: Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea
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