EPL: Alonso gives team news ahead of Chelsea vs Fulham clash

Chelsea manager, Xabi Alonso, has provided the latest Chelsea team news ahead of their opening Premier League game of the season against Fulham on Monday.

Chelsea will kick-start their Premier League campaign against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday night.

Providing an update on his team, Alonso said that striker Danny Welbeck should be fit to feature against the hosts.

He also said that the players who returned to pre-season late because of the World Cup are all available for the match.

“Danny can be involved, he just needed a couple of days not training that much because of a little thing,” Alonso said at his media briefing on Thursday

“With the other players, let’s see. But they are all available and can be selected in the line-up against Fulham, for sure.”