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Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount and Timo Werner have kept their places on the Chelsea side to face Tottenham Hotspur. N’Golo Kante, however, is only on the substitute bench.
The Blues make the short trip to North London looking to build on their first win with Tuchel, which came against Burnley on Sunday.
Changes in Chelsea’s starting lineup were inevitable, that’s what Tuchel does. But the German coach has maintained the 3-4-3 form that he has displayed in his first two games up front.
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Edouard Mendy has kept his place in goal. The Senegalese international is very much Tuchel’s first-choice blocker, having now started all three games since the 47-year-old took over.
César Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger make up the three-man defense as expected. Kurt Zouma, who suffered a blow in training yesterday, is not included in the squad.
Reece James starts for the first time with Tuchel and will occupy the position of right back.
On the left is Marcos Alonso. The Spaniard returned to the Blues side after four months off at the weekend and was on the roster.
The big call is in the midfield with Kante only included in the bench. The Frenchman has not appeared since the loss to Manchester City earlier last month.
Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic are trustworthy again, although the Spurs will put their defensive acumen to the test.
Mason Mount retains his place as one of the three attackers and will line up alongside Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The 20-year-old has impressed as a winger under Tuchel, but has moved on to a more advanced role tonight.
Tuchel has chosen to name Timo Werner as the lone leader, a bold move given the German has scored only once in his last 17 games for the Blues.
Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Hudson-Odoi, Werner, Monte
Chelsea substitutes: Kepa, Christensen, Chilwell, Emerson, Kante, Ziyech, Pulisic, Abraham, Giroud
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