Chelsea team news: Emerson makes debut while Hazard dropped for Hull clash

Nizaar Kinsella

Chelsea team news: Emerson makes debut while Hazard dropped for Hull clash image

Emerson Palmieri will make his Chelsea debut on Friday, having been included in the starting XI for the FA Cup fifth round tie against Hull City at Stamford Bridge, while Eden Hazard has been left out of the squad.

Antonio Conte clearly has half-an-eye on the Champions League match against Barcelona on Tuesday having rested Cesar Azpilicueta, N'Golo Kante, Thibaut Courtois and Andreas Christensen from the match day squad. 

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In their place come a host of youngsters to the squad, but 17-year-old Ethan Ampadu is the only one who makes the starting line up. 

Olivier Giroud made his first start for the club on Monday in the 3-0 victory over West Brom and continues in the line up again in the competition that he has won three times. 

The brother of the Chelsea academy product Nathaniel Chalobah, Trevoh makes the bench. He and Kyle Scott will make their debuts if they come onto the pitch. 

Alvaro Morata will likely make another cameo appearance as he looks to regain match fitness ahead of Barcelona on Tuesday. 

Chelsea XI: Caballero; Rudiger, Cahill, Ampadu; Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Fabregas, Emerson; Willian, Giroud, Pedro.

Subs: Eduardo, Chalobah, Sterling, Scott, Moses, Hudson-Odoi, Morata.

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Nizaar Kinsella is a Chelsea correspondent with experience covering international football at the World Cup and European Championships. He is a trusted voice within the Chelsea community, attending almost every game and having spent many years doing so. Coverage on Goal.com has seen him invited onto CNN, BBC Radio 5 Live, TalkSport and BeINSports to comment on the turbulent world of the Stamford Bridge club. He previously worked for the Daily Mirror and BBC Radio Manchester, as well as a period working in the UK charity sector.