Bertrand Traore will lead the attack and there are four Acadamy products on the bench for Chelsea.

With no John Terry or Branislav Ivanovic available, John Mikel Obi will again fill in at centre-back. Thibaut Courtois is ill so Asmir Begovic is in goal.

Pedro will play despite his broken nose. Striker Tammy Abraham (18 years old), midfielder Kasey Palmer (19) and defender Fikayo Tomori (18) are the youngsters joining Ruben Loftus-Cheek among the subs.

Liverpool are able to name former Blues striker Daniel Sturridge in a strong line-up.

Chelsea are expected to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation:

Begovic; Azpilicueta, Mikel, Cahill (c), Baba; Fabregas, Matic; Pedro, Willian, Hazard; Traore.

Subs: Amelia, Tomori, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Palmer, Abraham, Pato.

Liverpool are expected to line-up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

Mignolet; Clyne, Toure, Lovren, Moreno; Can, Milner (c); Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino; Sturridge.

Subs: Bogdan, Skrtel, Smith, Lucas, Allen, Ojo, Benteke.

The referee is Michael Oliver.