Chelsea team news — injury news, predicted line up and fixtures
Chelsea play away to Sunderland on Sun 8 Nov, 15:00. 8 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Chelsea a 46% chance of winning that match and a 29% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Chelsea injury news and expected return dates
8 players are currently unavailable for Chelsea. Emiliano Martinez is expected back first, around Sun 8 Nov and Reece James is the longest absentee, around Sun 3 Jan. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martinez | GK | Sun 8 Nov |
| Jordan Henderson | MID | Sun 8 Nov |
| Jorrel Hato | DEF | Sun 8 Nov |
| Aaron Anselmino | DEF | Tue 17 Nov |
| Jamie Gittens | MID | Sat 21 Nov |
| Joao Pedro | FWD | Sat 21 Nov |
| Maxence Lacroix | DEF | Sat 21 Nov |
| Reece James | DEF | Sun 3 Jan |
Chelsea predicted line-up — away to Sunderland
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 10, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 6 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato, Romeo Lavia are the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Penders | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Cole Palmer | MID | 98% | 85 |
| Morgan Rogers | MID | 98% | 85 |
| Pedro Neto | MID | 97% | 83 |
| Moisés Caicedo | MID | 96% | 75 |
| Levi Colwill | DEF | 95% | 79 |
| Josh Acheampong | DEF | 87% | 76 |
| Jordan Henderson | MID | 73% | 65 |
| Wesley Fofana | DEF | 54% | 45 |
| Jorrel Hato | DEF | 49% | 45 |
| Romeo Lavia | MID | 47% | 39 |
Premier League predicted lineups for every club →
Chelsea fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Chelsea win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Chelsea to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Crystal Palace at 58% to win; the hardest looks at home to Liverpool at 37%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 10 | Sun 8 Nov, 15:00 | at Sunderland | 46% | 28% | 1.63 | 29% |
| PL 11 | Sat 21 Nov, 16:00 | vs Leeds United | 51% | 24% | 1.76 | 31% |
| PL 12 | Fri 27 Nov, 21:00 | at Nottingham Forest | 39% | 34% | 1.48 | 26% |
| PL 13 | Wed 2 Dec, 20:30 | vs Crystal Palace | 58% | 19% | 2.08 | 32% |
| PL 14 | Sat 5 Dec, 13:30 | vs Liverpool | 37% | 38% | 1.56 | 20% |
FPL fixture difficulty: every club's next five gameweeks →
Best Chelsea picks in FPL for Gameweek 10
Cole Palmer is Chelsea's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 5.9 points, 1.2 clear of Morgan Rogers. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Palmer | MID | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| Morgan Rogers | MID | 8.1 | 4.7 |
| Pedro Neto | MID | 6.6 | 4.0 |
| Mike Penders | GK | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| Levi Colwill | DEF | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| Moisés Caicedo | MID | 5.3 | 3.4 |
Chelsea price changes tonight
Our projection for which Chelsea players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Henderson (MID, 4.9) — 76% chance of a price rise tonight
- Rogers (MID, 8.1) — 75% chance of a price rise tonight
- Neto (MID, 6.6) — 24% chance of a price rise tonight
- Penders (GKP, 4.4) — 13% chance of a price rise tonight
- Acheampong (DEF, 4.5) — 6% chance of a price rise tonight
- Barco (MID, 5.4) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Palestra (DEF, 5.3) — 71% chance of a price fall tonight
- Gittens (MID, 5.8) — 62% chance of a price fall tonight
- Lacroix (DEF, 5.9) — 60% chance of a price fall tonight
- Estêvão (MID, 6.3) — 30% chance of a price fall tonight
All FPL price changes tonight →
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Chelsea?
Emiliano Martinez, Jordan Henderson, Jorrel Hato, Aaron Anselmino, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro are currently unavailable. Emiliano Martinez is expected back around Sun 8 Nov.
What is Chelsea's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Mike Penders, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Pedro Neto, Moisés Caicedo. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Chelsea play next?
Away to Sunderland on Sun 8 Nov, 15:00. Our model gives them a 46% chance of winning and a 29% chance of keeping a clean sheet.