Jorginho and the midfield issue

Jorginho

The Italian international is almost guaranteed to start with N’Golo Kante still struggling with a hamstring problem while Billy Gilmour is out for the season. However, he was very poor against Norwich, and Lampard will need to decide how he gets the best out of him.

Jorginho really needs someone to play alongside him, and Mateo Kovacic would be my preference, with Mason Mount playing ahead of them (if Lampard opts for a 4-3-3).

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.