[Albion] First all-foreign Albion starting XI?

[Not Andy Naylor]

With neither Solly, Billy G, Steele, Lallana, Milner, Welbz nor Dunky in the side, was the starting XI at Chelsea our first not to feature a player qualified to play for any of the home nations? Given that Tariq Lamptey was born in Hillingdon although he has opted to play for Ghana, he's not really 'forrin', I know. But ...

 

[schmunk]

With neither Solly, Billy G, Steele, Lallana, Milner, Welbz nor Dunky in the side, was the starting XI at Chelsea our first not to feature a player qualified to play for any of the home nations? Given that Tariq Lamptey was born in Hillingdon although he has opted to play for Ghana, he's not really 'forrin', I know. But ...

The Lamps thing is a bit of a stretch, given he actually did play for England at U18-U21 level...

 

[WATFORD zero]

The Lamps thing is a bit of a stretch, given he actually did play for England at U18-U21 level...

But he's a bit of a northerner. Well north of Ditchling

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I think we'd need that minus Lamptey. But we are certainly getting closer and expect it to happen at some point this season

 

[Live by the sea]

It probably will but won’t be many games with no dunk or solly