Both Chelsea and Manchester City will have their attacks led by midfielder players at Stamford Bridge this evening.
Eden Hazard (ยฃ10.9m) has been deployed in the false-nine position for the Blues, flanked by Pedro (ยฃ6.3m) and Willian (ยฃ7.3m). After recent performances Olivier Giroud (ยฃ7.7m) is on the bench while and รlvaro Morata (ยฃ8.6m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely.
Marcos Alonso (ยฃ7.1m) keeps his place at left-back while Mateo Kovacic (ยฃ5.8m) is preferred to Ross Barkley (ยฃ5.7m) once again.
It’s Raheem Sterling (ยฃ11.5m) who plays up front for Manchester City this evening, with Riyad Mahrez (ยฃ8.5m) and Leroy Sanรฉ (ยฃ9.4m) joining him in the front three.
Gabriel Jesus (ยฃ10.1m) drops to the bench while David Silva (ยฃ8.7m) and Bernardo Silva (ยฃ7.5m) retain their places in central midfield.
In defence, Aymeric Laporte (ยฃ6.1m) comes back into the side and is paired with John Stones (ยฃ5.3m) at centre-back, Fabian Delph (ยฃ5.3m) and Kyle Walker (ยฃ6.5m) in the wide areas.
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilucueta; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Willian, Pedro; Hazard.
Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph; Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva; Mahrez, Sanรฉ; Sterling.
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