Sunderland v Chelsea line-ups: Hazard ruled out, Fabregas in, Black Cats make four changes

Willian and Cesc Fabregas both start for Chelsea against Sunderland, with Eden Hazard ruled out with a minor injury.

Nemanja Matic makes way for Fabregas, who came on for the final 16 minutes of Sunday’s win over West Brom.

Diego Costa, the match-winner against the Baggies, once again leads the Chelsea line, hoping to further improve on his record of 12 goals in 15 Premier League games.[phone][/phone]

Sunderland make four changes, including reintroducing captain John O’Shea as part of a three-man defence.

Jan Kirchoff and Adnan Januzaj also return, as does Fabio Borini, one of three former Chelsea players in the Black Cats’ line-up.

Sebastian Larsson, Didier Ndong, Steven Pienaar and Victor Anichebe all make way, with the latter three not in the squad.

Sunderland: Pickford; Kone, Djilobodji, O’Shea; Jones, Denayer, Kirchoff, Van Aanholt; Januzaj, Defoe, Borini.
Subs: Mannone, Love, Asoro, Larsson, Khazri, Maja, Honeyman.

Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Costa, Pedro.
Subs: Begovic, Ivanovic, Zouma, Chalobah, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Batshuayi.

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