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Oliver Harbord

Cesar Azpilicueta in but Christian Pulisic on the bench - How Chelsea could line up at Man City

The international break is finally coming close to an end and it means Chelsea will be heading to Manchester City on Saturday evening.

The Blues will be going into the game at the Etihad Stadium full of confidence with six Premier League wins on the bounce and one point ahead of this weekend's rivals.

After the 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace, Frank Lampard has got some big decisions to make, no more than at right-back after the excellent display from Reece James against the Eagles.

However, Lampard could be set to bring Cesar Azpilicueta back into the position to give the Blues a bit more experience for the challenge ahead.

The other decision will be in midfield, and with N'Golo Kante now fully fit and Jorginho coming back into the team after his suspension, it will about who will miss out.

Lampard could be set to make the formation a 4-3-3, with Mateo Kovacic keeping his place in the team after an impressive start to the campaign.

That could move Mason Mount further forward and into the left wing position, adding more defensive steel and in a position that he has played several times already.

Mason Mount on his first goal for England

That could mean that Christian Pulisic could miss out and drop to the bench, coming on if the Blues need an extra bit of creativity and to add to the five Premier League goals that he has netted so far.

Tammy Abraham will, of course, start up top once again after netting his first England goal over the course of the international break.

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

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