Full Chelsea squad available to face Aston Villa clash confirmed!

Full Chelsea squad available to face Aston Villa clash confirmed!

Chelsea will be going in search of a quick response to Boxing Day’s disappointing 3-1 defeat to Arsenal when they welcome Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge this teatime, kick-off 5:30pm.

However, The Blues boss will definitely be without winger Hakim Ziyech for the sixth game in a row in all competitions as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem.

Ziyech, though, is Chelsea’s only certain absentee for the clash with Dean Smith’s side, who will arrival in the capital unbeaten in their last four matches without conceding a goal.

Though the Moroccan is the only player Lampard will be without this evening, the Chelsea chief is expected to rotate his pack, meaning the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, who missed a late penalty at the Emirates Stadium, Kai Havertz and Olivier Giroud could all claim starting berths.

Full Chelsea squad available to face Aston Villa:

Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Willy Caballero & Karlo Ziger.

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Reece James, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Fikayo Tomori, Marcos Alonso, Ben Chilwell & Emerson Palmieri.

Midfielders: N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Billy Gilmour, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Faustino Anjorin, Callum Hudson-Odoi & Christian Pulisic.

Strikers: Tammy Abraham, Timo Werner & Olivier Giroud.

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