Maurizio Sarri has chosen to start Willian in place of Eden Hazard while Olivier Giroud starts upfront for Chelsea against Bournemouth in Carabao Cup.
Carabao Cup is slowly coming towards its crucial end for the 2018-19 season. The Quarter-Finals pit Chelsea against Bournemouth. While Eden Hazard is on the bench, Maurizio Sarri has chosen to start Willian and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the wide positions in attack.
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Olivier Giroud starts upfront to lead the Chelsea attack against Bournemouth. In defence, Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger keep their place and are joined by Andreas Christensen and Emerson Palmieri.