Aston Villa vs Chelsea: Confirmed line ups and team news
Palmer is back after missing the Arsenal game (Picture: Getty)
Cole Palmer starts for Chelsea in tonight’s Premier League clash against Aston Villa.
The Blues saw an eight-game undefeated run end in spectacular fashion after being thrashed 5-0 by Arsenal on Tuesday night.
Palmer, who wore heavy strapping on his thigh during Saturday?s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City, missed that game through illness with the Blues struggling badly in his absence.
Much to the relief of Chelsea fans, he is back in the side tonight with Mauricio Pochettino making three changes to the side that lost heavily in north London.
Trevoh Chalobah and Thiago Silva come back into the side to replace Alfie Gilchrist and Axel Disasi. Enzo Fernandez makes way for Palmer with Connor Gallagher dropping into a deeper midfield role alongside Moises Caicedo.
Chelsea will be without Fernandez for the rest of the season with the midfielder undergoing groin surgery.
The Argentina international has been carrying the injury for some time with reports in Argentina suggesting he has been struggling with an inguinal hernia.
Fernandez hopes undergoing the procedure now will ensure he is fit for Argentina?s Copa America campaign this summer.
Reece James and Levi Colwill were spotted back in training this week but neither were considered for tonight’s squad.
Malo Gusto also misses out with a ?minor? knee ligament injury with an update from Chelsea on Friday noting he is ‘undergoi...
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