Out 0Doubtful 0Suspended 0Ineligible 0Returning 0Late tests 0
Recent starts + minutes - Team sheet awaiting - 11 early names tracked - 10 role-fit picks - Confidence limited until official team sheet - Checked 17 May
Uncertain picks
GK slot - Max Merrick 37% - Recent official lineups
- Recent official starts - Availability clear - No discipline block - Exact role fit
DEF slot - Marc Cucurella 74% - Recent official lineups
- Recent official starts - Availability clear - No discipline block - Recent role usage
DEF slot - Wesley Fofana 74% - Recent official lineups
- Recent official starts - Availability clear - No discipline block - Recent role usage
Early names are visible, but this is an early read rather than a safe projected XI.
Chelsea: recent starts + role fit11 names to watch from recent starts + role fit.
Chelsea: availability + disciplineNo unavailable player is changing the projected XI right now.
Chelsea: freshnessLineup check: 17 May 2026, 08:20 UTC
Chelsea: official timingOfficial XI timing depends on confirmed kickoff.
Tottenham Hotspur: recent starts + role fit11/11 projected from recent starts + role fit.
Tottenham Hotspur: availability + disciplineNo unavailable player is changing the projected XI right now.
Tottenham Hotspur: freshnessLineup check: 17 May 2026, 08:20 UTC
Tottenham Hotspur: official timingOfficial XI timing depends on confirmed kickoff.
Chelsea lineup11 names to watch - Team news read - 0 unavailable
1Unclear XIs
Lineup method
90-100official / very strong
75-89strong predicted
55-74plausible but live
35-54unclear
below 35sketch / not enough evidence
Predicted XI11 projected starters from recent lineups, positions and availability.
Unclear XIUnclear XIs stay visible with limited confidence.
Early namesNamed players stay visible, but no safe projected XI is claimed yet.
Skeleton XIOpen roles stay visible without inventing starters.
Official XIOnly appears after the official team sheet is released.
Source check
Lineup method
Prediction record: 20 Premier League club-match contexts, generated 1 May 2026. Current-match scores appear only after an official sheet and saved pre-official prediction both exist.
Recent official XIs - Official team sheets provide the starter history, row order, formations and role samples.
Minutes + role fit - Recent starts, minutes, role family and formation validity shape the projected pitch.
Availability + discipline - Out, suspended and ineligible players stay out of projected XIs unless a newer official sheet clears them.
Freshness caps - Lineup checks older than 48h show Needs refresh and cannot be sold as stronger certainty.
Official sheet authority - Only released team sheets create Official XI. Previous official XIs remain model inputs.
Detailed record
Recorded check, not an accuracy score
Prediction record and official changes only
Starter precision78% - 69/88 named starters began the match in the prediction record.
Starter recall31% - 69/221 official starters were named; incomplete and low-confidence sides avoid overclaiming.
Exact XI hit rate1/19 - 5% exact-XI hit rate in the recorded sample, so exact XI stays a separate trust metric.
Role-family accuracy87% - Measured only where the official and projected roles are safe enough to compare.
Unavailable safety0 - No out, suspended, ineligible or unresolved-identity player was counted as a safe starter in the prediction record.
Current official deltasNot ready - No current hub side has both an official team sheet and a saved pre-official prediction yet.