CHELSEA COUNTDOWN: £33 million striker to be unleashed on Peterborough United
The Belgium international striker, a summer signing from Marseille, has yet to start a Premier League game for Chelsea, but he did score twice against League One opposition in Bristol Rovers in a Football League Cup tie in August.
Conte revealed in a press conference today (January 6) he would make several change sto his usual starting line-up, but that he would respect the competition.
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Hide AdConte said: “Although it is my first FA Cup game, I knows a lot about the competition and I have watched it a lot. I have great respect for it.
“I will try to find the right mix including players who have not played a lot, as I want to progress in the competition.
“Peterborough will be motivated and it’s important to know the atmosphere will be different due to the large number of away fans.”
Chelsea’s 13-game Premier League winning streak came to an end at Spurs on Wednesday (January 4).
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Hide AdCentral defender Kurt Zouma, who is returning from a long injury, will also start against Posh, but the likes of Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and David Luiz could be rested.
Club captain John Terry is reportedly injured.