{"id":156687,"date":"2025-09-24T02:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/156687\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T02:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:20:08","slug":"chelsea-must-recall-forgotten-man-against-brighton-after-wesley-fofanas-17-horror-against-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/156687\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea must recall forgotten man against Brighton after Wesley Fofana’s 17% horror against Lincoln"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chelsea should consider recalling a forgotten squad member for the upcoming game against Brighton following Wesley Fofana\u2019s horror show against Lincoln City. <\/p>\n

Enzo Maresca\u2019s<\/a> men earned their place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup by defeating the Imps 2-1, but they were pushed to their limits in doing so. <\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s defensive performance was poor, with Filip Jorgensen struggling<\/a> and Enzo Fernandez<\/a> making an individual error that allowed Lincoln to go ahead in the first half. <\/p>\n

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Tyrique George\u2019s volley and a goal from Facundo Buonanotte<\/a> won Chelsea the game in the second half, but it was another less than convincing performance at the back.<\/p>\n

\"LincolnPhoto by Alex Pantling\/Getty ImagesEnzo Maresca should consider recalling Axel Disasi into the Chelsea team <\/p>\n

One of the most significant question marks over the current Chelsea<\/a> squad has been their defence, with the Blues having struggled to get to grips with that aspect of the game in recent years. <\/p>\n

With Levi Colwill out injured<\/a>, opportunities have been handed to other players, and Wesley Fofana was given a full 90 minutes against Lincoln City. <\/p>\n

The former Leicester City star has struggled with injuries since joining Chelsea, but he was unable to impress in this game as he struggled individually. <\/p>\n

Match StatsWesley FofanaAccurate Passes78\/85 (92%)Touches108Ground Duels Won1\/2 (50%)Aerial Duels Won1\/6 (17%)Blocks2Wesley Fofana\u2019s match stats vs. Lincoln City \u2013 via FotMob<\/a><\/p>\n

It has led to question marks over who will be the central pairing against Brighton at the weekend, and the answer could be Axel Disasi<\/a>, who is part of Chelsea\u2019s \u201cbomb squad.\u201d <\/p>\n

Maresca has claimed Disasi has no future at Chelsea, but he previously welcomed back Trevoh Chalobah<\/a> after loaning him out last season; therefore, all hope is not lost for him.<\/p>\n

Disasi spent the second half of the previous campaign on loan at Aston Villa, but he has made 61 appearances for the Blues throughout his career. <\/p>\n

He has been training with Raheem Sterling<\/a> away from the first-team this season, but as Chelsea\u2019s struggles continue, the France international might be given an unexpected opportunity. <\/p>\n

Brighton head into the game against Chelsea with confidence<\/p>\n

This weekend could be the worst timing for Chelsea to play against Brighton, given their defensive frailties, as the Seagulls are in complete confidence from an attacking perspective. <\/p>\n

Brighton defeated Barnsley 6-0 in their EFL Cup third-round fixture, the second time this season that they have scored that many in one game. <\/p>\n

The Seagulls beat Oxford United by the same scoreline in the previous round. Meanwhile, they have also put two past Manchester City<\/a> and Tottenham Hotspur this season in the Premier League<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Brighton have no issue causing problems for teams defensively, and Maresca will need to be wary of that, especially after losing against Manchester United<\/a> in their previous league game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea should consider recalling a forgotten squad member for the upcoming game against Brighton following Wesley Fofana\u2019s horror…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7388,219,294,218,101,56,54,55,29294],"class_list":["post-156687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-axel-disasi","tag-chelsea","tag-enzo-maresca","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wesley-fofana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}