As is often the case at the moment, slivers of Chelsea team news are leaking out thanks to cfcnewspage on Instagram.
We were initially sceptical about their knowledge, but they get these calls every time now, and they’re clearly hooked up at the club.
Pulisic RWB – Reece James LWB vs Brighton… ✅
[cfcnewspage] #cfc pic.twitter.com/uPwjQzTcWm
— LDN (@LDNFootbalI) December 29, 2021
Today’s news is interesting – in the interest of rotation, Thomas Tuchel has given Marcos Alonso a break ahead of this weekend’s game against Liverpool.
With Ben Chilwell out, that means Reece James switching over to the left flank, and his place on the right being taken by Christian Pulisic.
The American has toiled up front as a false 9 in recent weeks, and now is moved to an even more unfamiliar position to help the team out.
Breaking: Romelu Lukaku starts for #Chelsea against Brighton.
[via iG: cfcnewspage]
— Absolute Chelsea (@AbsoluteChelsea) December 29, 2021
He’s also claiming that Romelu Lukaku starts tonight – an interesting decision because it probably means he won’t start against Liverpool, unless he’s taken off after an hour or so today.
