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Squad
Martínez 
Sharman-Lowe 
Penders 
Słonina 
Fofana 
Lacroix 
Colwill 
Hato 
Gusto 
Chavarría 
Anselmino 
Acheampong 
Palestra 
Barco 
Palmer 
Henderson 
Rogers 
James 
Caicedo 
Lavia 
Neto 
Joao Pedro 
Gittens 
Welbeck 
Emegha 
Quenda 
Estêvão 
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Who starts for Chelsea in the latest lineup?
Against Manchester United, Chelsea started Penders, Acheampong, Fofana, Colwill, Palestra, Lavia, Caicedo, Estêvão, Palmer, Rogers and Neto, in a 4-2-3-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.
What formation does Chelsea play?
Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 most recently, and has also used 3-4-2-1 in recent matches.
Who captains Chelsea?
Caicedo wears the armband in the current Chelsea squad.
Can I build my own Chelsea lineup?
Yes. The free web builder opens with Chelsea loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.
Are the Chelsea lineups up to date?
Every Premier League matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.
About Chelsea
Chelsea are a football club from England, playing in the Premier League 2026/27. They are 4th in the table with 16 points from 9 matches, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Their most recent lineup was a 4-2-3-1, a 2–0 home win over Manchester United on October 31, 2026. That XI read Penders, Acheampong, Fofana, Colwill, Palestra, Lavia, Caicedo, Estêvão, Palmer, Rogers and Neto, the eleven Alonso picked. Recent sheets also show a 3-4-2-1. Form over the last 5 matches, newest first, reads W-L-W-W-L, with 9 goals scored and 6 conceded.
The 27-player squad lists 4 goalkeepers, 8 defenders, 8 midfielders and 7 attackers. Eleven nationalities are in it: 9 players from England, and the rest from Argentina, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil and elsewhere. Chelsea play Sunderland next, on Sunday, November 8, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every Premier League matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.
Every player on this page is in the app, photos and ratings included. Build your XI, export the image, share it.