Palmer To Start, Gallagher On The Bench: Chelsea’s Predicted XI To Take On Bournemouth

Palmer To Start, Gallagher On The Bench: Chelsea’s Predicted XI To Take On Bournemouth

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping the international break can act as a reset button after a difficult start to the season.

While there have been some promising signs in the performances that the Blues have put in, two defeats from four games is not a great beginning to his reign as manager.

This weekend’s opponents, Bournemouth, have not won a league game under new boss Andoni Iraola but, don’t let results fool you, they have been very competitive in all of the fixtures they’ve played so far. This won’t be a straightforward match.

Press the next page as we predict Chelsea’s starting lineup for the game this weekend.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.