Chelsea are looking to continue their recent resurgence after draws against Manchester United and Arsenal
The players who have returned from anterior cruciate ligament injuries don't look like they’re fully ready to be playing the football they’re being asked to. Rod: It was inevitably going to be difficult to match the consistency of last season, but only having one clean sheet in the Premier League this season, and that in a game which we didn’t win, underlines a major weakness that Unai Emery is aware of. If they are fatigued, then play Emi Buendia or Ross Barkley more often than playing Leon Bailey or Jacob Ramsey.
After Aberdeen substitutes Kevin Nisbet and Vicente Besuijen made instant impacts from the bench to seal the points against Dundee last time out, Dons legend Willie Miller told the nation he wanted Jimmy Thelin to pick his lottery numbers. The tongue-in-cheek comment during the commentary at Pittodrie in the 4-1 victory, during which Nisbet set Besuijen up for the third before scoring the fourth, came as the former captain and manager enthused about the impact Thelin's in-game changes have had on the outcome of Aberdeen matches this season. In each of the club's last five league games, substitutes have got on the scoresheet after entering the fray, with Ante Palaversa, Peter Ambrose and Shayden Morris scoring winners against Hearts, Dundee Utd and Rangers respectively.
Chuck: Fulham’s forward situation is a ticking time bomb. The loss of Aleksandar Mitrovic and the premature promotion of Rodrigo Muniz to number nine will have catastrophic implications not for their European football aspirations, but ultimately for their survival in the Premier League. Marco Silva knows it too.