Chelsea v Nottingham Forest line-ups: Hazard plays, youngsters included, Forest man out

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Eden Hazard makes his first Chelsea start of the season and is joined in the side by Charly Musonda and Kenedy for the EFL Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.

As expected, a number of Blues players have been rested, with Alvaro Morata among the substitutes as Michy Batshuayi leads the attack.

 

There are places on the bench for youngsters Jake Clarke-Salter, Dujon Sterling and Ethan Ampadu.

Forest are without midfielder David Vaughan, who has a groin injury. The visitors are captained by former Chelsea man Michael Mancienne.

Midfielder David Vaughan could return from a groin injury for Forest.

Chelsea: Cabellero; Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Kenedy; Musonda, Hazard, Batshuayi.
Subs: Eduardo, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Ampadu, Moses, Willian, Morata.

Forest: Henderson, Lichaj, Mancienne, Osborn, Fox, Dowell, Hobbs, Bouchalakis, Walker, Cummings, Worrall.
Subs: Smith, McKay, Clough, Brereton, Carayol, Darikwa, Vellios.