Chelsea face Lille at Stamford Bridge in just under an hour, and the teams are in!
It looks like a return to a back 3, with Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger playing ahead of Edouard Mendy.
Cesar Azpilicueta returns from injury to play at right wing back, with Marcos Alonso down the left.
Then it’s a Kante and Kovacic midfield, with a front 3 of Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic.
Romelu Lukaku is not in the team.
It’s a big chance for Havertz to show what he can do leading the line, and it will be interesting to see how the team play in this different style. Clearly things weren’t working out with Lukaku up top, and after a long run of games Thomas Tuchel’s patience with the Belgian has run out.
Here are the full team line-ups for Chelsea vs Lille (kick off at 20:00 pm GMT)
CHELSEA:
Confirmed Chelsea side: Mendy; Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso; Ziyech, Havertz, Pulisic
— Adam Newson (@AdamNewson) February 22, 2022
