Chelsea face Newcastle at St James’ Park in just under an hour, and the teams are in!
Maurizio Sarri has made two changes, and picks the team we would consider his first XI.
That means that Eden Hazard and Mateo Kovacic are in the starting side, with Willian and Ross Barkley dropping to the bench.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek also is back on the subs bench, having missed out on the squad entirely for the Arsenal game.
It’s extremely exciting to see all our summer signings finally playing, and to see Eden Hazard back in the team from the start again.
We have a terrible record at St James’ Park, but this is the team to break that run!
Come on you Blues!
Good afternoon, boys! 👋#NEWCHE pic.twitter.com/EsEjXmD6gV
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 26, 2018
Here are the full team line-ups for Newcastle vs Chelsea (kick off at 16:00 pm GMT):
CHELSEA:
Here's the Chelsea team to take on Newcastle… #NEWCHE pic.twitter.com/DqGqdBR5Pi
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 26, 2018
NEWCASTLE:
TEAM NEWS
Here's how Newcastle United will line up for this afternoon's @premierleague game against @ChelseaFC. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/3TWG9yTQwu
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) August 26, 2018
