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Daniel Orme

Three ways Thomas Tuchel could line Chelsea up vs Everton amid tricky Kante decision

Chelsea will be aiming to seal their second Premier League win at Stamford Bridge in under a week as they host Everton on Thursday.

The Blues managed to squeeze past Leeds United last time out - Jorginho acting as the hero on the day with an extremely late spot-kick.

Ahead of the match, Thomas Tuchel has been handed significant boost to his side with N’Golo Kante available for selection.

The Frenchman has missed the last four Premier League games and considering his somewhat debatable fitness, it leaves the Chelsea boss with a difficult decision to make on his line-up.

As a result, football.london takes a look at three possible midfields that the Blues could potentially go with against the Toffees.

Bring Kante straight back

Whilst the Blues were delighted to have claimed three points against Leeds, the performance wasn’t the greatest from the reigning European champions.

Tuchel then might be tempted to bring Kante straight back in an attempt to freshen things up. It would be likely that this choice would be a straight swap for Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Should he do that, it would be Kante's first start since victory over former club Leicester.

Whilst it seems a risk to hand him a start from the off, it would be a message from Tuchel to his players to keep their performances high.

N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic in training (Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Change in shape

Having started a midfield pairing against Leeds, the Blues boss might well be tempted to tweak his system ever so slightly to accommodate Kante from the start and play him in a midfield trio alongside Jorginho and Loftus-Cheek.

This would give the World Cup winner more protection should he not be completely fit.

Playing this system would also see the Blues be able to flood the midfield against an Everton side that has plenty of technically-gifted operators.

Remain the same

One final option facing Tuchel - and potentially the most logical one - is to leave the current midfield in its place after victory against Leeds.

Jorginho does not deserve to be dropped after his two-goal haul - as long as it's safe to carry on playing through the minor back injury he is suffering from - whilst Ruben Loftus-Cheek has performed admirably when called upon.

There of course then is plenty of justification over naming an unchanged midfield amid Tuchel’s somewhat tricky choice.

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