CHELSEA travel to Merseyside to take on Everton in Saturday night’s 8pm kick-off with Christian Pulisic set to be fit enough to start.
The American winger, 22, has been struggling with a sore hamstring since last weekend’s 3-1 win over Leeds.
How Chelsea could line-up against Everton on Saturday
But Frank Lampard has revealed Pulisic is ‘training normally’ in a huge lift to the Blues with fellow wingers Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi out.
Ahead of the game, Lampard revealed: “We’re the same as we were in midweek.
“Hakim Ziyech and Callum [Hudson-Odoi] we know are out for around a couple of weeks.
“Christian Pulisic had a tiny bit of awareness off the back of the Leeds game with one of his hamstrings but he’s training normally so we should be as we were.
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“Christian is still a work in progress… I don’t want to call this an injury.
“If [Krasnodar] had been a different type of game I might have used him.
“We know his abilities and he showed them when he came on against Leeds last week.
“I just have to find the right way to get the best out of him quickly and consistently.”
Another way Lampard could line up his Chelsea team on Saturday
Pulisic is now set to start on the right wing, with Timo Werner on the left and red-hot Olivier Giroud continuing through the middle.
Giroud, 34, has scored in his last six Premier League starts – the oldest man to ever do so and is likely to keep Tammy Abraham warming the bench.
Edouard Mendy is a certainty to start in goal, with England duo Reece James and Ben Chilwell starting in the full-back slots.
Kurt Zouma and Thiago Silva will continue their solid partnership in the heart of the back-four.
In midfield, N’Golo Kante is set to be joined by Mason Mount and Kai Havertz in a dynamic, well-rounded midfield trio.
However, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic will hope to force their way into contention.
With Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi both out, Lampard is limited with his wing options, so will likely start Pulisic and Werner.
The only decision then is whether to continue with in-form Giroud or plump for Abraham through the middle.
Chelsea travel to Everton on Saturday evening, with kick-off at Goodison Park 8pm.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
