Confirmed starting XIs for Chelsea vs. Aston Villa, a 3pm kickoff at Stamford Bridge in the Barclays Premier League.
Chelsea will welcome back star striker Diego Costa to the side after he shook off his injury concerns in time to be named in the squad to take on a high flying Aston Villa.
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Young defender Kurt Zouma drops back down to the bench despite bagging his first goal for the club during the week, as the usual partnership of John Terry and Gary Cahill resume.
Chelsea line-up v Villa: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) September 27, 2014
Chelsea subs v Villa: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Schurrle, Remy, Drogba. #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) September 27, 2014
Villa will hope that their stars are back to full fitness following the bug that swept through the camp last week. They will name a similar side that has elevated them up to third this season with Darren Bent and Ciaran Clark returning to the bench.
#AVFC: Guzan, Hutton, Cissokho, Baker, Senderos, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, Cleverley, Weimann, Agbonlahor (c). #AVFCLIVE #CFC
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) September 27, 2014
#AVFC subs: Given, Clark, Bacuna, Sanchez, N’Zogbia, Grealish, Bent. #AVFCLIVE #CFC
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) September 27, 2014
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