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These are the Chelsea vs Fulham predicted lineups for the opening day of the Premier League season. Both sides have a new manager at the helm as the reliable Marco Silva was whisked away from the Cottagers by Benfica, forcing them back into the managerial sweepstakes. For their direct rivals, Liam Rosenior’s disaster paved the way for a huge coup as Xabi Alonso takes his first competitive match in charge of the Blues. Read More: John Terry Predicts Chelsea’s First Five Premier League Games Chelsea vs Fulham Predicted Lineups & Latest Team News Chelsea Team News According to the latest from PremierInjuries, the team could be without their two veteran additions made over the summer. Jordan Henderson has been dealing with a broken arm sustained on England duty and won’t feature for a few weeks. Danny Welbeck who joined from Brighton & Hove Albion needs to train to get up to match fitness a bit. Wesley Fofana is suspended for this one as well, his red card suffered late in the last campaign has carried over to here, a blow for him as he’s featured regularly for Alonso in pre-season. Fulham Team News New coach Alvaro Arbeloa has two issues to contend with. Seasoned defender Joachim Andersen is suspended due to a red card of his own while Tom Cairney had a minor surgery and will miss a few months of action. The rest of his squad is deemed fit to play. Chelsea Predicted Lineup While not explicitly injured on PremierInjuries, some of the World Cup returnees had a shorter pre-season and may not start this one which has altered some of the choices we’ve made. - GK – Rob Sanchez - LWB – Marco Palestra - CB – Levi Colwill - CB – Maxence Lacroix - CB – Josh Acheampong - RWB – Pedro Neto - CM – Moises Caicedo - CM – Romeo Lavia - AT – Morgan Rogers - AT – Cole Palmer - ST – Joao Pedro Fulham Predicted Lineup - GK – Bernd Leno - DEF – Timothy Castagne - DEF – Calvin Bassey - DEF – Cuenca - DEF – Antonee Robinson - M – Sander Berge - M – Palacios - AM – Alex Iwobi - AM – Bobb - AM – King - ST – Gonzalo Garcia Other Premier League Content - Newcastle vs Liverpool Confirmed Lineups & Team News for August 23 - Why Chelsea Will Be This Season’s Biggest Surprise Package - What Can £75 Million Manchester City Star Bring to Tottenham? Featured Image Credit IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect