Chelsea Team News: Caicedo Back in Starting Lineup for FA Cup Replay
Starting Lineup Confirmed for Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Mauricio Pochettino Makes Three Changes to Team Sheet
London, United Kingdom - September 11, 2021 - Chelsea manager Maurizio Pochettino has made three changes to his team sheet for tonight's FA Cup fourth-round replay against Aston Villa. Before the match, the manager spoke at a presser, he said "We got a great result in the first leg, it was a proper cup tie, we're at home, and there's another cup game after this... we want to be in the next round, nothing else. Aston Villa will be hungry, they gave us a really tough first-half in the first game, we need to be at it from the off, and back our quality."The most notable change is the return of defender Pervis Caicedo to the starting lineup. Caicedo has been out with an injury, but he is now fit and ready to play.
The other two changes are in midfield. Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic have been replaced by Ross Barkley and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
The Chelsea starting lineup for tonight's match is as follows:
Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) Reece James Andreas Christensen Caicedo Marcos Alonso Jorginho Ross Barkley Ruben Loftus-Cheek Mason Mount Timo Werner Kai Havertz
The match will be played at Stamford Bridge and will kick off at 7:45 pm BST.
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