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Oliver Harbord

Chelsea starting team confirmed: Hazard, Hudson-Odoi & Kante all benched at Cardiff

Maurizio Sarri has chosen the team that he thinks can get Chelsea three points against Cardiff City this afternoon in Wales.

The Blues need to get back to winning ways after their last away trip before the international break ended up in a disappointing 2-0 loss at Everton.

Chelsea's away form has been horrid since the turn of the year and with eight matches left in the Premier League in the Blues have to win almost all of them to realistically have a chance of Champions League football next season.

That includes this afternoon as the Blues take on a Cardiff side struggling for survival in the league.

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Gonzalo Higuain is looking to bag himself his fourth goal of the season after joining Chelsea on loan from Juventus and his future this summer still up in the air.

Check out the full Chelsea team below to take on Cardiff City.

Chelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Jorginho, Barkley, Kovacic, Pedro, Willian, Higuain

Subs: Caballero, Kante, Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Christensen.

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