Bournemouth v Chelsea line-ups: Hazard back, Mikel in defence, Cherries pair return

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Eden Hazard returns for Chelsea, who have John Obi Mikel at centre-back in their game at Bournemouth.

Gary Cahill and John Terry are both out injured, while Matt Miazga is on the bench and Jake Clarke-Salter captained the Under-18s in their FA Youth Cup game at Manchester City on Friday night.

Chelsea make three changes in total, with Nemanja Matic replacing Cahill, Hazard coming in for Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Asmir Begovic in goal for the suspended Thibaut Courtois.

Lewis Grabban and Marc Pugh are back in the Bournemouth side, with Matt Ritchie and Max Gradel making way in the two changes from the side that lost to Liverpool.

 

Callum Wilson is again on the bench as he looks to build up his fitness, while Benik Afobe is also a substitute having recovered from a hamstring injury.

AFC Bournemouth: Boruc; Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels; Stanislas, Surman, Gosling, Pugh; Grabban, King.
Subs: Federici, Wiggins, MacDonald, O’Kane, Ritchie, Wilson, Afobe.

Chelsea: Begovic; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Mikel, Baba; Matic, Fabregas; Pedro, Willian, Hazard; Diego Costa.
Subs: Amelia, Miazga, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Traore, Pato, Falcao.

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