James returns for Chelsea

Chelsea go into the West London Derby with Fulham with the insensitive of turning around a recent poor run of form. With just one win from their last six games, Frank Lampard has been under increasing pressure to turn things around considering the amount of money which was spent on the squad in the summer.

What has been positive for Lampard is the news that players will be available on the whole for the match this Saturday. The former England international confirmed that only N’Golo Kante will miss out on the match due to suspension and that Reece James and Andreas Christensen would return from their fitness problems.

“We’re all good. N’Golo Kante is suspended but back training with us from tomorrow,” he said.

“We’re all good,” said Frank Lampard. “N’Golo Kante is suspended but back training with us from tomorrow.”

Reece James and Andreas Christensen, hamstring and knee respectively, are already working with the group.

Table: 🤒 https://t.co/sxhomfaRoh#CFC

— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) January 14, 2021

The return of James means that Chelsea will be able to field their strongest back four, with Ben Chilwell also fit alongside Kurt Zouma and Thiago Silva.

Tomori has long-term future

The future of centre-half Fikayo Tomori has been of some speculation after the England youth international has struggled for regular game time this season and has been tipped for a loan move from the club this winter window.

However, Frank Lampard was very supportive of the young player and even went on to say that he would have a long-term future with the club whether or not he was to leave on loan in the short term.

“He absolutely has a long-term future at this club but we will see if and when he goes on loan,” he said.

Lampard on Tomori: “He absolutely has a long-term future at this club but we will see if and when he goes on loan.”

He points to him being perhaps the best player in the Championship at Derby. Good question by @NickPurewal. #CFC #FULCHE

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) January 14, 2021

Tomori has been linked with a number of clubs but most recently the rumour is surrounding the Italian title chasers AC Milan.

More about AC Milan. Meité is really close to join as new midfielder this week on loan with buy option for €10m. 🔴⚫️

Negotiations on with Chelsea for Fikayo Tomori as centre back – if Simakan deal will collapse. #cfc

Mandzukic is an option as striker – he’s a free agent. 🇭🇷 https://t.co/njkNG2fI39

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 13, 2021

The sleeping giants of Italian football had been linked with a move for Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan. However, with the deal proving difficult to secure, they may choose a short-term option before a more serious bid for a defender in the summer window.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester United FC	17	10	36
2	Liverpool FC	17	16	33
3	Leicester City FC	17	10	32
4	Everton FC	17	7	32
5	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16	14	29
6	Manchester City FC	15	11	29
7	Southampton FC	17	7	29
8	Aston Villa FC	15	13	26
9	Chelsea FC	17	11	26
10	West Ham United FC	17	3	26
11	Arsenal FC	17	1	23
12	Leeds United	17	-3	23
13	Crystal Palace FC	17	-7	22
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	18	-7	22
15	Newcastle United FC	17	-9	19
16	Burnley FC	16	-12	16
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	17	-7	14
18	Fulham FC	15	-10	11
19	West Bromwich Albion	17	-28	8
20	Sheffield United FC	18	-20	5

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	12
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	11
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	11
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	8
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	8
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	7
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	6
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Abraham, Tammy	Chelsea FC	6
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	5
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City FC	5
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	5

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	5
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	6
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	0	5
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	5
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	4
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	5
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa FC	0	5
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	5
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	5
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	5
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	4
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	4
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	0	4
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	0	4
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	0	4
Klich, Mateusz	Leeds United	0	4
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	4
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	4
Tielemans, Youri	Leicester City FC	0	4

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	7
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	5
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	5
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	5
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	4
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	4
Adams, Che	Southampton FC	4
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	4
Chilwell, Benjamin	Chelsea FC	4
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	4
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	4
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	3
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	3
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	3
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	3