Antonio Conte has been forced to make a change after going games without any alteration in the starting eleven as Cesc Fabregas comes in for the injured Nemanja Matic.
Manchester City Confirmed Lineup vs Chelsea: Aguero starts, Yaya Toure benched, No Sterling
Chelsea team today: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard. #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 3, 2016
Chelsea subs: Begovic, Ivanovic, Aina, Chalobah, Oscar, Willian, Batshuayi. #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 3, 2016
Elsewhere, the rest of the team stays the same and the onus will be on Eden Hazard and Diego Costa to provide the attacking impetus against Guardiola’s men. There are some young faces on the bench with Aina and Chalobah named.
