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Robert Warlow

Giroud and Kepa in and a midfield surprise: The Chelsea lineup fans want to see vs Tottenham

It is a big London derby for Frank Lampard and Chelsea as they host Tottenham at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

The Blues welcome Spurs to west London, with the two sides separated by just one point in the battle to finish in the top four in the Premier League.

Lampard's Blues currently have the advantage, sitting in fourth on 41 points, but Spurs have closed the gap in recent weeks with a good run of form under former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

But Lampard has a number of injury problems going into the game, with N'Golo Kante, Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi all ruled out.

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In addition, Tammy Abraham is a doubt for the game, with Lampard confirming that the striker is only 70 per cent fit.

But Chelsea fans want to see Olivier Giroud handed a start up front, according to the most popular team selected by fans using our website.

The Frenchman is one of four changes the fans want from the 2-0 defeat at home against Manchester United on Monday, with Kepa Arrizabalaga back in goal and Fikayo Tomori replacing Andreas Christensen in defence.

Christensen was substituted in the defeat against United with a broken nose, but Lampard has confirmed that he is available for selection.

Fans also want to see a surprise change in midfield, with teenager Billy Gilmour in the most popular XI selected by the fans.

The final change is Mason Mount for Pedro in the front three.

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