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Oliver Harbord

Chelsea confirmed team at Wolves: Willian and Antonio Rudiger start, with Kurt Zouma dropped

Chelsea take on Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon looking for their second Premier League win of the season.

The Blues will have to do it with both Emerson Palmieri and N'Golo Kante, however, as both are yet to recover from injuries over the course of the past few weeks.

But there is a return for Antonio Rudiger who comes straight into the starting XI and takes his place in the heart of the centre of defence.

That is a big boost for Frank Lampard, as his Chelsea team are yet to secure a clean sheet throughout the current campaign, and Fikayo Tomori partners him in the centre.

One surprise is that is looks like Andreas Christensen is moving into midfield, next to Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic.

Willian also makes his first start of the campaign, with Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham making up the rest of the front three.

It’s an interesting line up from Lampard, and a slight risk in places,

Oliver Harbord's preview of Wolves vs Chelsea

Chelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Rudiger, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, Christensen, Mount, Abraham, Willian.

Subs: Caballero, Zouma, Barkley, Pulisic, Pedro, Giroud, Batshuayi.

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