Another Saturday approaches, and so does another 8pm kick off for Chelsea, which means yet another late night finish for me and other content makers in the UK at least!
Chelsea play Everton on Saturday night in the Premier League, and it is another huge game in terms of keeping the momentum and good morale going in the Chelsea camp.
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Things are great at the club right now and confidence is high, and another three points against a decent Everton side who surprisingly only sit mid-table currently, would set Chelsea up perfectly ahead of the busy Christmas period.
As always, Frank Lampard has some big squad decisions to make, although some have been made easier for him with injuries taking decisions out of his hands.
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech are both out with non-serious hamstring issues, and Christian Pulisic also felt a small issue with his hamstring in mid-week, even though Lampard does expect him to be fine for Saturday regardless.
Whatever happens with Pulisic, I believe Timo Werner will start on the right wing on Saturday. He came on there against Krasnodar in the week and looked dangerous going on the outside, something he doesn’t get when he plays on the left and only usually cuts inside on his right foot.
That is a little too obvious and defenders know this, so playing on the right is certainly not a bad option for him right now in the absence of other wingers.
Olivier Giroud has scored 5 goals in his last 2 matches so will surely lead the line, and if Pulisic isn’t fit enough to start then Faustino Anjorin will go over on the left again as he played well doing so in midweek.
Even if Pulisic is fit, he is naturally more dangerous on the left as he can go either way cutting in or hit the by-line. So this is why I believe Werner starts on the right regardless.
