Chelsea line up vs Tottenham

Thomas Tuchel has made two changes to his side for our first game at Stamford Bridge of the 2022/23 season, as Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling and Marc Cucurella make their home debuts for Chelsea.

Following our opening-day 1-0 win at Everton, Edouard Mendy continues between the posts and Reece James looks set to join Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly in the back three, with Cesar Azpilicueta on the bench.

Jorginho captains the side alongside N’Golo Kante in midfield, but both of Tuchel’s changes come in the wide areas. Ruben Loftus-Cheek starts after coming off the bench at Everton, while Cucurella makes his full Chelsea debut on the left.

It is an unchanged front three of Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz in attack.

Tottenham are unchanged from the team which beat Southampton 4-1 last week, although summer signing Richarlison could make his debut from the bench after being suspended for their first game of 2022/23.

Chelsea (3-4-3): Mendy; James, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly; Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Jorginho (c), Cucurella; Mount, Sterling, Havertz

Substitutes: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Chilwell, Chalobah, Gallagher, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Ziyech, Broja

Tottenham (3-4-3): Lloris (c); Romero, Dier, Davies; Emerson Royal, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Substitutes: Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Tanganga, Bissouma, Gil, Moura, Perisic, Richarlison