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Chelsea team confirmed vs Sheffield United: Jorginho in as Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud

Frank Lampard has made two changes to his Chelsea side for this evening's Premier League clash against Sheffield United.

Winning 3-2 away at Crystal Palace on Tuesday evening, Jorginho comes into the side for his first start in the league since the team's draw at Bournemouth back in February.

The Italian replaces Billy Gilmour after the talented midfielder underwent surgery on his knee and is not expected to return for three of four months.

Tammy Abraham also comes into the side ahead of Olivier Giroud after his goal at Selhurst Park in midweek.

Sheffield United v Chelsea: Premier League match preview

Apart from the disappointing 3-2 defeat against West Ham at the start of the month, Chelsea have won five of their six games since football restarted after a three-month hiatus.

Lampard will be determined to add to that impressive record by getting another three points on the board at Bramall Lane.

However, that will be easier said than done after the Blades' impressive wins over European rivals Tottenham and Wolves in their last two home games.

While Chelsea have capitalised on Leicester's mixed form to jump into third recently, Lampard doesn't believe that the momentum is with his side as they enter the final four games of the season.

“No I don't, it's easy to bring up momentum and I probably have done because I've been asked about it a lot. But I don't fully believe in it, I believe in the next game that comes," he said at his pre-match press conference.

“So even though we've had some good results of late generally, you're only as good as your next game, that's the important one in front of us, so we are in charge of our own destiny on that side of things.

“So we're not reverting back to previous results we're looking to Sheffield United and onwards.”

Here's the Chelsea team Lampard has selected for this evening's game in South Yorkshire:

Chelsea XI vs Sheffield United: Kepa; James, Zouma, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Jorginho, Mount, Barkley; Willian, Pulisic, Abraham.

Subtitutes: Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Bate, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Batshuayi.

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