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5.25pm GMT
Krasnodar welcome back two Swedish internationals in Arsenal youth graduate Kristoffer Olsson and 34-year-old striker Marcus Berg. The third Swede at the club, Viktor Claesson, remains injured, as does Brazilian winger Wanderson. The one-time Newcastle midfielder Remy Cabella, who helped Montpellier win the French title in 2011-12 along with Olivier Giroud, is currently self-isolating after testing positive for the Coronavirus.
5.00pm GMT
Antonio Rudiger makes his first appearance of the season in Chelsea’s defence. He’s one of four changes to the team named at Old Trafford last weekend. Mateo Kovacic, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech also step up. Ziyech will make his full debut. Reece James, N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic drop to the bench, while Thiago Silva gets a rest. Continue reading...
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