James was dropped, so Cole Palmer was chosen. Enzo Maresca must select Chelsea against Fulham.

Without a doubt, Chelsea's match against Fulham on Sunday is crucial. It will be a crucial match in determining their chances of qualifying for the Champions League the following season. With Aston Villa having the chance to pass the Blues in their Saturday night matchup with Newcastle, the Blues, who now sit sixth in the table going into the weekend, may have fallen as low as seventh before play even began.

With only six points separating them from the Blues and now in ninth place in the table, the hosts on Sunday are also hoping to guarantee European football for the upcoming campaign. To win the London derby and advance in their pursuit of a return to European club competition, they will be putting up their best effort.

It was a bit unexpected to see a largely first-choice squad from Enzo Maresca for the second leg of the Blues' Conference League matchup against Legia Warsaw this week, given how important the match is for the team. 

After the first match, the Blues led their opponents 3-0, but players like Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer, and Reece James all got started, with Maresca offering some commentary on his choice.

After the game, Maresca told reporters, "The idea was just for them, especially for Nico. He has been out for more than two months, so the idea is to continue to build a little bit the physical condition for him." "The plan was for him to play for forty-five minutes, which we had previously scheduled. Cole, on the other hand, had a minor issue prior to the international break, so it was again for him to play for forty-five minutes, an hour, and then just to give them a little tempo and develop that so they would play better on Sunday.

We chose to use both of them because, first and foremost, their primary goal was to improve their physical condition. If they are able to score, that will undoubtedly help them, but from my perspective, we may have handled the first result there poorly. Fortunately, we rotate players, so this is crucial for us right now.

Robert Sanchez replaces Filip Jorgensen. He is the Premier League goalkeeper and Jorgensen didn’t exactly shine on Thursday.

Malo Gusto at right-back because Reece James played the full 90 minutes against Legia Warsaw. Marc Cucurella is Chelsea’s biggest goal scoring threat at the moment and he should be asked to go again at Craven Cottage.

Moises Caicedo to return alongside Enzo Fernandez in midfield after both were rested on Thursday. In front of them, Cole Palmer in the No.10 as he looks to end his 15-game goal drought, as well as Nicolas Jackson, who has not found the back of the net for 12 games.Jadon Sancho is on the left, and Noni Madueke is on the right.

A game the Blues absolutely have to win. Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, and Jackson make up Bobby's starting lineup. Doyle, Joe I have previously spoken in favour of giving Jorgensen a chance, primarily because of Sanchez's mistakes. Sanchez is back in goal, though, because I believe it's fair to say he hasn't taken advantage of the chances that have presented themselves.

 The fact that James is apparently no longer considered a right-back by Maresca intrigues me a little. It's okay if he is unable to play two games per week.

However, since I like him at right-back, I would have been resting him in the Conference League. As a result, Marc Cucurella begins at left back, Trevoh Chalobah and Levi Colwill at centre back, and Malo Gusto at right back. Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo return to start in midfield, where it's quite simple. Then things become a little trickier.

I would seriously consider Cole Palmer on the bench given his previous performance. He's been somewhat fortunate, in my opinion, that Romeo Lavia has been sidelined due to injury. 

 I would start Lavia with Fernandez pressing into the attacking midfield position if he was fully recovered instead of just returning. Palmer currently has another opportunity to try to break his goal slump. Then, with Nicolas Jackson beginning in front, I would support Jadon Sancho on the left and Noni Madueke on the right of attack. Joe's XI: Jackson; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Caicedo, Fernandez; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Sanchez.