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Oliver Harbord

Jorginho, Kovacic and Pulisic start, Kante not risked - predicted Chelsea line-up vs Ajax

Chelsea are back in Champions League action tonight as Frank Lampard's side host Ajax at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues are in a strong position in Group H, and having beaten the Dutch side last month, will be full of confidence.

Lampard was also boosted by N'Golo Kante, Ross Barkley and Andreas Christensen all training, however it's unlikely he will make many changes to his side.

It was an impressive display from Chelsea as they beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday evening, but Lampard might be tempted to switch from a 4-2-3-1 formation to a more defensive 4-3-3.

The one potential change that Lampard could be tempted in to is to bring in Kante after the World Cup winner returned from injury.

However, with Jorginho suspended for the Premier League match with Crystal Palace on Saturday, Lampard might not want to take that risk.

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With Christian Pulisic bagging another Premier League goal at the weekend, he should keep his place above Callum Hudson-Odoi on the left wing.

Willian has also been a big player for the Blues, and he should flank Tammy Abraham on the other side.

Emerson Palmieri returned to action and got a full 90 minutes under his belt in the win over the Hornets, meaning he might well keep his place.

Christensen is expected to be back on the bench, with Kurt Zouma and Fikayo Tomori continuing their partnership in the heart of the defence.

Predicted Chelsea team (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic.

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