It’s been an ideal profitable begin for Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, with two wins from two within the league, plus one other one within the League Cup. We’re scoring hundreds and conceding practically as a lot, however wins are wins so who’s counting. Six factors from six is what issues, as one in every of simply 4 groups to start out the season with most factors.
Conserving that run going is likely to be a good bit more durable this weekend as we make the quick journey throughout city to the Emirates, to tackle the defending champions. It’s unlikely that we’ll rating bucketloads towards them, so we would want to really play some protection, too.
Useful in that regard can be the return of Moises Caicedo; nonetheless, he stays questionable, at finest, with the staff set to make a gametime choice on his health. It’s not precisely promising that his comeback try final weekend lasted simply 13 minutes off the bench earlier than he needed to be substituted off. Jordan Henderson and Marco Palestra additionally stay out for a bit longer but.
