Chelsea do football: Starting XI for RZ Pellets clash

It’s the moment that none of you have been waiting for. Chelsea have confirmed their starting line-up for their pre-season clash with RZ Pellets.

Chelsea continue their pre-season campaign this evening as they play the last of their two fixtures in Austria. RZ Pellets are the opponents and with kick-off under half an hour away, Antonio Conte has confirmed his starting line-up.

Asmir Begovic continues to guard the goal as Thibaut Courtois has not returned to training yet. Ola Aina, meanwhile, gets an opportunity to showcase his talents in the full-back role.

It will be interesting to see how Chelsea line up on the field. This selection does not lend itself to any particular formation, but with Conte keen on chameleon-like tactics, we should see a lot of fluidity tonight.

Diego Costa and Bertrand Traore are likely to be the two anchored strikers to begin with, while Nemanja Matic and Oscar sit in the middle of the park.

Victor Moses and Willian will be the most active men as the Blues rotate between a probable 4-4-2 and 4-2-4 set-up.

The Nigerian will be eager to build on his decent outing against Rapid Vienna. Moses was the only bright spot in a thoroughly disappointing performance (even taking into account that it was the first game back). Jose Mourinho was not swayed by his impressive displays this time last year, but Conte seems to be someone who will be more appreciative of such efforts.

Michy Batshuayi, Pedro, Cesc Fabregas, Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill and Juan Cuadrado all hooked up with the squad this week but, as expected, they are not available for selection.

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There is not much else to say about the team choice with many substitutions expected throughout the contest. Make sure you join us on our Twitter account for match updates and some awful jokes.