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Oliver Harbord

Chelsea team vs West Brom confirmed: Thiago Silva captain as Tammy Abraham starts

Chelsea are back in Premier League action this evening at West Bromwich Albion.

Frank Lampard confirmed that Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech would not be fit to play, despite training this week, and that new signing Edouard Mendy will also not feature.

The Chelsea boss has instead gone for Willy Caballero to start between the sticks, with the performances of Kepa Arrizabalaga once again coming under question.

At the back, Thiago Silva has come into the side in the heart of the defence to help give the Blues some more solidity and experience and he captains the team

The Blues will be looking to get back to winning ways in the league against the league’s new boys.

Here is the full Chelsea team below.

Chelsea: Caballero, James, Christensen, Silva, Alonso, Kante, Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Abraham, Werner.

Subs: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Jorginho, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud.

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