Chelsea face a good opportunity this afternoon against a weakened Manchester City side to pick up all three points, but Frank Lampard has a few selection headaches of his own. Express Sport takes a look at which side he could pick for today's game.
Frank Lampard is expected to shuffle his team around again (Image: GETTY)
Defenders: Azpilicueta, Zouma, Silva, Chilwell
Reece James has been Lampard's go-to option at right-back this campaign but he's still recovering from an injury issue sustained over Christmas and may not be fit in time to start.
Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger are both set to make way for the usual pairing of Thiago Silva and Kurt Zouma.
Ben Chilwell looks as though he's recovered from a recent injury issue as he came through unscathed against Aston Villa.
But Lampard will be keen to see his defensive unit begin to reassert their dominance.
N'Golo Kante and Mason Mount are stalwarts in Lampard's midfield with the third option being shifted between Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho.
The Italian was given the nod against Villa last time out, but Billy Gilmour is now beginning to be in contention for a start.
The young Scottish star has impressed in training and has been named on the bench in the last four matches.
But Kovacic is likely to come in this time with Chelsea looking to climb up the table.
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Reece James faces a late fitness test (Image: GETTY)