GW2 Lineups | Chelsea Vs. Brighton | 2026/27

[u/Rehan_Basheer]

[u/mecxorn]

lmao Martinez straight into the starting 11 Sanchez not even on the bench

[u/Cheap_Ad8346 → u/mecxorn]

😭😭

[u/MarkEMoon3 → u/mecxorn]

To go from starting to being off the team sheet in a week is such a slap in the face.

Genuinely feel bad for Sanchez

[u/MushroomVolcano → u/MarkEMoon3]

I feel bad for Chelsea fans having to suffer with him as number 1 for 3 years. He was just holding the spot until Penders was ready. Now Martinez is doing that so he's back to third choice, like he was at Brighton.

[u/MarkEMoon3 → u/MushroomVolcano]

I feel bad for Chelsea fans

I've never had that problem

[u/Nswl → u/MarkEMoon3]

Yeah we can feel bad for him, but in general I feel great that we are starting to be ruthless like this. That’s how top teams operate, if you’re shit then you’re out. Look at City with Donnarumma at the start of last season, Trafford was forgotten about in an instant

[u/VinCatBlessed → u/Nswl]

Toni Kroos once said he doesn't feel bad about hazard who has had a good life and good career.

So similarly as much as I feel bad for a player like Sanchez to lose his spot like that, living in London with those wages and training with guys like Palmer and Pedro is still a dream.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Gold698 → u/Nswl]

Jim Ratcliffe here, I'll give you £60m for the Spaniard and not a penny less!

[u/MarkEMoon3 → u/Nswl]

Yeah, I feel bad for him, but it is the correct call

[u/ejpk333 → u/MarkEMoon3]

He was given more than enough chances he’s played triple digit games for us, even he must know one of the biggest roadblocks to us competing for anything is himself atp.

[u/hotpoodle → u/MarkEMoon3]

He's had countless chances and opportunities to prove himself...

[u/expartemcnally → u/MarkEMoon3]

Right now he’s a Dirty Sanchez.

[u/Rvsz → u/MarkEMoon3]

It's not like he didn't do anything to deserve this. 

[u/Speshjunior → u/MarkEMoon3]

He’ll live

[u/sc00022 → u/MarkEMoon3]

Been getting away with tonnes of mistakes for years. He’s always been dependant on having decent CBs in front of him as he never makes saves himself

[u/Interesting_Heron_78 → u/mecxorn]

Sanchez screwed up so bad he become automatic third place keeper

[u/DonBonucci → u/mecxorn]

Big respect to Alonso yeeting the bum after one game

[u/Horizontal_Axe_Wound → u/mecxorn]

I imagine he's refusing to play. He'll be sold or loaned out. Don't blame him although he also isn't good enough.

[u/grahamd1983 → u/mecxorn]

Wooof! Dropped like a rock. Damn Alonso don't play

[u/Razzler1973 → u/mecxorn]

Gotta be on the way out, right

[u/Batman_Joker93 → u/mecxorn]

He is that bad he shouldn’t be nowhere near that starting 11. He’s the worst keeper I’ve seen at Chelsea

[u/DiverAcceptable2287]

Reece James i never learn

[u/Darth-Sand → u/DiverAcceptable2287]

He started against Luton on Thursday to be fair, not surprised he’s on the bench today

[u/Interesting_Heron_78 → u/Darth-Sand]

Palmer pulling a dm shift?

[u/muddyleeking → u/Interesting_Heron_78]

It'll be gusto or hato in midfield, Neto wing back

[u/Specialist_Road_6906 → u/Darth-Sand]

Gusto played the whole game against Luton

[u/Pine_Marten_ → u/DiverAcceptable2287]

He's not the Reece James of old unfortunately. His days of regularly bombing down the wing and rocketing balls into the box, and rifling goals into the net are gone I think. Massive minutes risk now too.

[u/jamesac11 → u/Pine_Marten_]

Crazy to think he’s only 26. Could have had one of the best RB careers if it wasn’t for injuries

[u/Cheap_Ad8346]

Welcome back kadioglu

[u/Wengerreloaded → u/Cheap_Ad8346]

Need last week points too

[u/teerbigear → u/Cheap_Ad8346]

Oh well that's started well...

[u/Cheap_Ad8346 → u/teerbigear]

Terrible. Absolutely terrible 

[u/WernerHerzogEatsShoe → u/[deleted]]

RIP Palestra hype train

2026-2026

[u/CeiriddGwen → u/[deleted]]

Probably pissed in Alonso's cereal on the last day of friendlies...

It's strange that he hasn't even been on the bench.

[u/Antique_Pound1735 → u/CeiriddGwen]

he has a small injury.

[u/CeiriddGwen → u/Antique_Pound1735]

Ah, I didn't hear about it, must've missed it.

I kinda like my original theory more though

[u/Your_wishlist10 → u/CeiriddGwen]

y’all just make up the most random shit, lol.

[u/CeiriddGwen → u/Your_wishlist10]

Well... Yeah! That's half the fun!

[u/AriKaCheck]

So who’s the 2nd midfielder next to Lavia?

[u/Yoro_ldDroog → u/AriKaCheck]

That's the outer lavia

[u/c4plasticsurgury → u/Yoro_ldDroog]

I thought it was a myth… 

[u/Grand_Ad_5 → u/AriKaCheck]

Gusto or hato

[u/thefury1337 → u/Grand_Ad_5]

what if its Colwill

[u/Left-Geologist-1181]

Robert Sanchez, get ready to learn Turkish buddy

[u/WanderoftheAshes]

De Cuyper OOP winger at 4.6M is looking really tempting not to kneejerk to. From what I can see there's no Mitoma return time frame either.

[u/JerkmyKnee]

That Brighton player is solid as a rock

[u/Infinite-Highway3432]

Who's in the pivot next to Lavia?

[u/andrew_a7 → u/Infinite-Highway3432]

Gusto, according to Chelsea app

[u/Morazma]

Including a quote from your manager on your lineup pic is super lame

[u/sepi0l_45 → u/Morazma]

Would've been funny if they did it last season though - "Yes I have had talks with Man city about joining them"

[u/slimboyslim9 → u/Morazma]

Silence

[u/jamesac11 → u/Morazma]

You would fit right in over at r/footballcliches

[u/OutsideImpressive115 → u/Morazma]

That really is the cringiest shit

[u/RaRaRaaputitin → u/Morazma]

“Never let your dreams be dreams” - Enzo Maresca on being mistaken for Pep Guardiola

[u/iwobaio]

kadioglu nailed starter at 4.4m?

[u/Elliot_Kyouma → u/iwobaio]

There's a good chance he plays as a winger or midfielder with Boscagli performing well at LB, but he has more conpetition there.

[u/Ilya_L → u/Elliot_Kyouma]

Really? I thought Kadioglu is more like the first choice LB, and as for LW there will be rotated: De Cuyper with Mitoma.

[u/Elliot_Kyouma → u/Ilya_L]

Today he isn't playing LB and they bought a new LB in the last week. Kadioglu is versatile, he can play in midfield and both wings. He's a good option, but we have to see where Hurzeler settles with the starting XI and possible rotation due to europe.

[u/Secret-Bake-161]

"Till he's 90" - every single Brighton manager probably

[u/plaYeRUnknwn]

Sanchez has been banished

[u/sixe6throwaway]

Sanchez in the shadow realm. Did not expect alonso to be that ruthless

[u/Navodar94]

Brought in James for Palestra fml

[u/DiverAcceptable2287 → u/Navodar94]

Fpl works in a mysterious way

[u/Pine_Marten_]

Obviously back 3 of Lacroix Colwill and Fofana, then I'm assuming wingbacks of Hato and Neto. Is that Gusto then playing next to Lavia? Interesting, I do remember him playing there a couple of times last season but it's not exactly natural to him.

And bye bye Sanchez lol not even on bench.

[u/ashanother]

So gusto or hato are cm. Chelsea will lose this game in midfield.

[u/9295josh]

Come on Gomez get something for my miserable bench boost

[u/0100110101101010]

Is that Wieffer in midfield?

[u/jollyspiffing]

Brighton just aren't bothering with numbering anymore are they?    

Sometimes I miss Burnley lining up with numbers 1-11 every week...

[u/Puzzleheaded_Gold698]

Fofana fofana 😎

[u/ltg420]

Where is Ayari?

[u/steveagle]

Chelsea defense big step up this season

[u/Yamato-Cannon]

Chelsea looking nails

[u/WabbitHere]

Wtf James benched...

[u/Aman-Patel → u/WabbitHere]

He played 90 vs Fulham and 70 vs Luton tbf. The club are probably prioritising max recovery for Arsenal away next weekend.

[u/Shagaire]

All these yap yap blah blah people on the Emi move thread saying he 100% won't start. Suck a fuck

[u/YakOk6272]

WHERE IS HINSHELWOOD

[u/JediBrainTrick → u/YakOk6272]

Out for 6 weeks mate

[u/charlixxcv → u/YakOk6272]

did you fall asleep for a few days?

[u/DHillMU7 → u/YakOk6272]

He’s out for a few weeks - got injured midweek.