The Chelsea team is out, and Mason Mount is not in the team for a second game in a row.
We weren’t all that surprised to see him miss out against Manchester United at the weekend, but only on the basis he would certainly feature tonight.
Seeing Kai Havertz play in the number ten role again with Mount on the bench is truly unexpected – although of course it just means he’s a cert to start against Burnley this weekend.
Then again, we said that on Saturday. Maybe he really is no longer in Frank Lampard’s standard first XI? That idea was rife on Twitter in the hour leading up to the game.
The Mason haters were out in force celebrating, and those who love Callum Hudson-Odoi were delighted to see him getting a rare start on the wing. “Lampard has learned his lesson,” one of them crowed.
You can see a selection of reaction from social media embedded below:
https://twitter.com/MasonCFC_/status/1321483832982425609
https://twitter.com/Doctor_Kenshin/status/1321486722136420352
https://twitter.com/_ChelseaHolic/status/1321491852780990464
https://twitter.com/WhatIf_YouTube/status/1321492141294690304
https://twitter.com/FunmiTwits/status/1321492793311768577
Tomori, Abraham and Mount all deserved to start today @ChelseaFC @fikayotomori_ @tammyabraham @masonmount_10
— treza (@Ells_Silva) October 28, 2020
that’s 2 games in a row without Mason Mount starting. yer das will be joyous.
— OG (@OGee_) October 28, 2020
More good news. No Mason Mount on the wings..🙌🏾😅
— . (@TransferBlogCFC) October 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/NasarHussain10_/status/1321491220594630656
Mason Mount benched for the second game in a row now. Thought y’all said he was “key to Lampard’s system”. 🤡
— Lord Gregor (@apuestogregorio) October 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/ftblpulisic/status/1321494101091647489
