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.

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.