Chelsea v Ajax: Confirmed line-ups as Enzo returns in heavily-rotated Blues side
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Chelsea have the chance to register a fourth successive win in all competitions when they welcome Ajax to Stamford Bridge tonight.
Enzo Maresca continues to make impressive progress with the West London club with Saturday’s 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest moving them up to fifth in the Premier League table.
They are also well placed in the Champions League after bouncing back from defeat at Bayern Munich with victory over Benfica last time out.
Ajax need a win to kick-start their European campaign after defeats to Inter Milan and Marseille left them bottom of the table.
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CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Maresca has rotated heavily from the side that triumphed at the City Ground, with only Romeo Lavia keeping his place. Enzo Fernandez returns from injury to partner the Belgian in midfield.
Estevao, Facundo Buonanotte and Jamie Gittens will support striker Marc Guiu in attack, with Moises Caideco slotting in at right-back alongside Tosin, Wesley Fofana and Jorrel Hato. Filip Jorgensen starts in goal instead of Robert Sanchez.
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Caicedo, Fofana, Tosin, Hato; Lavia, Fernandez; Estevao, Buonanotte, Gittens; Guiu.
Subs: Sanchez, Merrick, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Walsh, Santos, Neto, Garnacho, Kavuma-McQueen, George.
AJAX TEAM NEWS
A familiar face to English fans leads the line as Wout Weghorst, once a loanee at Manchester United, starts up front for the Dutch side.
Remko Pasveer in goal behind a back four of Raul Moro, Ko Itakura, Josip Sutalo, and Lucas Rosa.
In midfield, Kenneth Taylor, Oscar Gloukh, and Youri Baas will look to control possession and dictate the rhythm of play. Up front, Mika Godts and Liverpool loanee Charles McConnell support Weghorst.
Ajax: Pasveer, Rosa, Itakaru, Moro, Taylor, Gloukh, Godts, Baas, McConnell, Weghorst, Sutalo
Subs: Jaros, Heerkens, Gaaei, Regeer, Edvardsen, Klaasen, Konadu, Mokio, Fitz-Jim, Alders, Boundia