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George Smith

'Gilmour show' - Chelsea fans go crazy as Billy Gilmour recalled for Leicester City clash

Chelsea will be hoping to follow Arsenal and Manchester United into the semi-finals of the FA Cup when they face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium this afternoon, kick-off 4:00pm.

The Blues, who will be looking to make it three wins out of three since football returned earlier this month, will be looking to reach the last-four of the competition for the second time in three seasons.

Following Thursday evening's superb 2-1 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, which saw a late Willian penalty clinch all three points for the Blues, as well as handing Liverpool their first-ever Premier League title, boss Frank Lampard has opted to make six changes to his starting line-up.

Oliver Harbord previews Leicester City vs Chelsea

Willy Caballero, Reece James, Kurt Zouma, Emerson, Billy Gilmour and Tammy Abraham have come in.

But the likes of N'Golo Kante, Willian and the in-form Christian Pulisic have kept their places.

Whilst the Blues fans are understandably pleased to have seen Lampard field a strong team for the contest, despite the changes, they appear more pleased about midfielder Gilmour's return to the starting line-up than anything else.

The Scottish youngster hasn't started either of Chelsea's first two Premier League games since the season resumed, meaning the fans are highly-anticipating his return.

Here is how Chelsea's fans reacted on Twitter to the news...

Gilmour, of course, was in superb form prior to the suspension of the season back in March, and Chelsea's fans will be hoping he can replicate that form this afternoon.

You can follow all of the very latest developments from the King Power Stadium on our live blog by clicking here.

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