Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has made five changes to his side to face Liverpool today, as Reece James and Andreas Christensen are both out with the injuries they suffered against Brighton and Romelu Lukaku is left out of the squad. With Lukaku not involved, Kai Havertz returns to make his first start since the Premier League win over Leeds on 11 December, joining Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount in the front three.
Edouard Mendy is playing his last game for Chelsea before departing to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.
Liverpool make three changes to the team that lost at Leicester last time out, partly due to Alisson, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino joining manager Jurgen Klopp in testing positive for covid. That means young goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher makes his second Premier League appearance of the season and Ibrahima Konate comes in at centre-back, while James Milner replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in midfield.
Chelsea: Mendy; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta (c), Kante, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Havertz, Pulisic
Substitutes: Kepa, Sarr, Jorginho, Hall, Saul, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Vale, Ziyech
Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Milner, Henderson (c), Fabinho; Salah, Jota, Mane
Substitutes: Adrian, Pitaluga, Beck, Williams, Gomez, Jones, Keita, Morton, Oxlade-Chamberlain
Referee:Anthony Taylor
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