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Adam Newson

Confirmed Chelsea side vs Liverpool: Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Romelu Lukaku all start

Thomas Tuchel has made just the one change to his Chelsea side for today's clash against Liverpool at Anfield.

The Blues have made the long trip to Merseyside hoping to make it three wins from three games at the start of the Premier League campaign.

To try to achieve that, Tuchel has named the same side that defeated Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.

In goal is Edouard Mendy while the back three consists of Cesar Azpiliceuta, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.

Reece James, fresh off his goal and assist against the Gunners, has kept his place in the side. On the opposite flank, Tuchel has opted to go with Marcos Alonso ahead of Ben Chilwell. The England international is on the substitutes' bench.

There's no surprise in midfield as Tuchel has gone with the duo of N'Golo Kante, who didn't start last weekend's game, and Jorginho, who was this week named UEFA men's Player of the Season.

Who made up the front three was always going to be interesting; given the space that Liverpool leave behind their defence, a start for Timo Werner felt obvious.

Yet Tuchel doesn't really do obvious. And that is the case at Anfield.

Mason Mount – who scored in this fixture last season – starts as Chelsea's number ten behind a front two of Kai Havertz and Romelu Lukaku, who will be hoping to add to his debut strike.

There's no Christian Pulisic of Kurt Zouma in the squad, the latter is close to completing a move to West Ham United. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is named on the substitutes bench after no longer testing positive for Covid-19.

Confirmed Chelsea side: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount; Havertz Lukaku

Chelsea substitutes: Kepa, Chilwell, Chalobah, Silva, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Werner

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