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Chelsea Team: David Luiz starts against Liverpool, striker gets nod, Fabregas benched
DAVID LUIZ makes his Chelsea return tonight as Liverpool make the trip to Stamford Bridge (8pm).
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Centre-back Luiz completed his £32million transfer from Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day - returning to the club who sold him for £50m two years ago.
The Brazilian made the bench for Chelsea’s 2-2 draw at Swansea last weekend.
But John Terry’s injury picked up in that clash has forced manager Antonio Conte to push Luiz into the starting XI.
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Chelsea (4-1-4-1): Courtois; Ivanovic (c), Cahill, David Luiz, Azpi; Kante; Willian, Oscar, Matic, Hazard; Costa. https://t.co/KUhoBXvWmu
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Discussing Luiz in his pre-match press conference, Conte said: "David Luiz will play for the first time with us and we are confident about this.
"We expect him to play very well, with great attention. We know David is a good player and we are working to put him in the best condition to give us the best of him.
"I'm confident for him. He's a good player and during the training sessions I have been seeing good things."
David Luiz is back at Stamford Bridge
Striker Diego Costa gets the nod up front for the Blues and will hope to continue his fine form in front of goal. Costa already boasts four goals for the campaign and bagged a double in the draw at Swansea.
Eden Hazard, Willian and Oscar make up Chelsea’s forward-thinking midfield, with Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kante also retain their places from the Swansea game.
Cesc Fabregas remains on the bench, with Express Sport understanding Conte is willing to sell the Spaniard come January.
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Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic (c), Cahill, David Luiz, Azpilicueta, Kante, Willian, Oscar, Matic, Hazard, Costa.
Subs: Begovic, Aina, Marcos Alonso, Fabregas, Pedro, Moses, Batshuayi.
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