Chelsea face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in just under an hour, and the teams are in!
Chelsea keep the same team that beat Swansea last week, with just one change, as Marcos Alonso returns from his three match suspension to replace Emerson Palmieri on Chelsea’s left wing.
It’s a change that will disappoint many fans, who wanted to see the January signing get more pitch time.
Up front, the Eden Hazard / Olivier Giroud combination continues, with Willian and Pedro on the bench. It’s a more defensive setup, but should allow Cesc Fabregas to push forward more like he did last week.
Keeping Tiemoue Bakayoko in the team for a big game is a big show of faith from the manager. Conte keeps giving the Frenchman chances, and clearly believes in what he has to offer.
Alvaro Morata is not in the squad, it’s not yet clear why.
The Blues are in the house! #CHELIV pic.twitter.com/Iyv0yY1V9p
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 6, 2018
Here are the full team line-ups for Chelsea vs Liverpool (kick off at 16:30 pm BST):
CHELSEA:
Team to face Liverpool: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill (c), Rudiger; Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard, Giroud.
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Emerson, Barkley, Pedro, Willian #CHELIV pic.twitter.com/VWuon4wkAk
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 6, 2018
LIVERPOOL:
https://twitter.com/LFC/status/993135543998468097
