Simon Philips of this website has just reported that Billy Gilmour has travelled with the squad to Southampton tonight.
With N’Golo Kante injured, Mateo Kovacic not yet fully fit and then Conor Gallagher now suspended, Thomas Tuchel is having to reach deep into his bag of tricks already.
Jorginho is certain to start, but who will play next to him? Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in demand at right wing back with the news that Reece James is potentially missing tonight’s game.
Regardless, it seems like it will be a Jorginho-RLC midfield, with Gilmour first option on the bench to come on later in the game, with Kova also presumably fit for half an hour if needed.
Gilmour has just been assigned a squad number for the season – could tonight be the night he proves to Tuchel that he’s up to it as a Chelsea player?
We really hope so, it would be a glorious thing to see.
