Chelsea v Scunthorpe: Blues name strong side for FA Cup tie
Chelsea will field a strong side for the FA Cup third-round game at home to Scunthorpe.
Keeper Thibaut Courtois and skipper John Terry are on the substitutes’ bench, so Asmir Begovic is in goal, Gary Cahill partners Kurt Zouma at centre-back and Branislav Ivanovic captains the side.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also among the substitutes for the match at Stamford Bridge, where Diego Costa will lead the Blues’ attack.
Chelsea: Begovic; Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Pedro; Costa.
Subs: Courtois, Terry, Baba Rahman, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Traore.