Xabi Alonso appears to have settled on his strongest Chelsea starting lineup after chopping and changing a few personnel in the opening weeks of the Premier League season.
Football.london writers have debated Chelsea's predicted starting lineup to face Everton, disagreeing over whether Jordan Henderson should retain his midfield spot. Henderson impressed in Chelsea's recent 5-1 victory over Bournemouth, leading writer Jake Stokes to keep him in the starting eleven, while Matt Maltby argued for resting Henderson in favor of Romeo Lavia.
The writers both agreed that manager Xabi Alonso should deploy Marco Palestra as a wing-back to counter Everton's physicality. They also aligned on retaining the attacking trio of Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, and Joao Pedro, though Maltby advocated for Jorrel Hato to start in defense over Josh Acheampong.
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