Thomas Tuchel will be forced to make at least one change when his Chelsea side take on Aston Villa on Saturday evening. The Blues are looking to extend their unbeaten start to the season following the international break, having taken seven points from a possible nine.
The European champions were pegged back to a 1-1 draw at Liverpool last time out following the dismissal of Reece James.
He is suspended for this fixture following his straight red card, meaning Tuchel will have to make an adjustment to his backline.
Youngster Trevoh Chalobah is expected to slot in at centre-back with Cesar Azpilicueta moving forward to right-wing-back.
The former Lorient loanee has already proved his worth at senior level this season having started the Super Cup triumph over Villarreal in Belfast.
In midfield, N'Golo Kante is missing through injury meaning Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic should start. Saul Niguez could make his debut from the bench.
Tuchel does have a dilemma in the final third though, although Romelu Lukaku has been declared fit to lead the line.
Mason Mount is expected to start alongside Kai Havertz but Timo Werner will be pushing to feature. Christian Pulisic is sidelined through injury.
He netted in all three of Germany's matches during the international break, although he was also guilty of a glaring miss in midweek.
Werner can also play in a front two though with Lukaku, according to Tuchel, who discussed the prospect of mixing things up in attack during his press conference.
Chelsea return to Premier League action against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge (5:30pm).
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