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Nizaar Kinsella

Chelsea XI vs Leicester: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League today

Graham Potter has been forced into changes as Chelsea travel to face Leicester today.

Reece James missed the Blues’ final training session through illness and misses out, as does Raheem Sterling who was a doubt due to “tightness” in his muscles.

Loftus-Cheek slots in at right wing-back again to cover the loss of James, while Mykhailo Mudryk starts in the absence of Sterling.

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Mason Mount is out again with a “slight injury” in his abdominal area while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a back injury.

They join Thiago Silva and Armando Broja who both miss out with knee problems, while Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante are both in training but not quite available for the weekend’s clash.

Chelsea had won just one of their last 11 games before a switch to a 3-4-3 formation on Tuesday night that has helped save the club’s season.

Starting XI: Kepa; Fofana, Koulibaly, Cucurella; Loftus-Cheek, Enzo, Kovacic, Chilwell; Felix, Havertz, Mudryk

Subs: Badiashile, Pulisic, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Zakaria, Ziyech, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Madueke.

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