Chelsea team news: Hazard & Giroud benched as Morata starts vital Huddersfield clash

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Chelsea team news: Hazard & Giroud benched as Morata starts vital Huddersfield clash image

Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud both start on the bench for Chelsea as the Blues take on Huddersfield Town in a game vital to their chances of finishing in the top four.

Alvaro Morata starts after missing the last game with a minor injury while Willian, Pedro, Davide Zappacosta, Andreas Christensen and Willy Caballero also come in as Antonio Conte makes six changes from the team that beat Liverpool.

Thibaut Courtois has a back injury which sees third choice goalkeeper Eduardo promoted to the bench to act as back-up for Caballero.

The Blues must win on Wednesday as they fight to qualify for the Champions League next season, with Liverpool and Tottenham both ahead of them in the table.

Huddersfield bring in Philip Biling, Rajiv van La Parra and Laurent Depoitre after their impressive away draw with Manchester City at the weekend.

Chelsea XI to face Huddersfield

Chelsea: Caballero; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Morata, Pedro.

Subs: Eduardo, Cahill, Moses, Bakayoko, Barkley, Hazard, Giroud.

Huddersfield: Lossl, Smith, Kongolo, Zanka, Schindler, Lowe, Hogg, Mooy, Billing, Van La Parra, Depoitre

Subs: Coleman, Malone, Pritchard, Ince, Quaner, Mounie, Hadergjonaj.

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