CM: Frank Lampard
The veteran England international should get the nod to start in central midfield in the absence of both regular holding midfielders Ramires, who is suspended, and Nemanja Matic, who is cup tied.
CM: John Obi Mikel
Like Lampard, the experienced Nigeria international is also set to be a beneficiary of both Matic and Ramires’s absence in the key holding role in front of the west London club’s back four.
AM: Oscar
The impish Brazil international schemer will have a lot of responsibility on his shoulders against the Ligue 1 champions, with the playmaker set to start in his favoured position in the hole just off a lone front man as Chelsea go in search of the goals they need to pull off the great escape.