Chelsea vs Newcastle teams: Conte and Benitez make changes for Prem clash
CHELSEA vs Newcastle kicks off at 12.30pm and the teams for the Premier League showdown are out.
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Azpilicueta comes back into the Chelsea side, with Gary Cahill out.
Antonio Conte appears to have named a five-man midfield, with Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso on the flanks.
Danny Drinkwater, Cesc Fabregas and N’Golo Kante sit in the middle, with Eden Hazard off centre-forward Alvaro Morata.
It means there is no room in the side for Willian or Pedro, who both started in the 1-0 win over Swansea in midweek.
As for Newcastle, Chancel Mbemba and Javi Chancel Manquillo return to the starting XI after not featuring in the 2-2 draw at West Brom in midweek.
Today's team: Courtois; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, Rudiger; Moses, Kante, Drinkwater, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard, Morata. #CHENEW pic.twitter.com/u39Qj7GF8Y
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 2, 2017
TEAM NEWS: Here's how Newcastle United will line up at @ChelseaFC in the @premierleague today (kick-off 12:30pm GMT). #NUFC pic.twitter.com/525SNTPB7z
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) December 2, 2017
The third change is Dwight Gayle’s inclusion over Joselu, who drops to the bench.
Jonjo Shelley remains out of the side.
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Chelsea vs Newcastle teams
Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, Rudiger; Moses, Kante, Drinkwater, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard, Morata.
Subs: Caballero, Zappacosta, Cahill, Bakayoko, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi.
Newcastle: Darlow, Manquillo, Clark, Lejeune, Mbemba, Ritchie, Merino, Diame, Murphy, Perez, Gayle.
Subs: Elliot, Yedlin, Hayden, Shelvey, Aarons, Joselu, Mitrovic.
