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Swindon Town vs. Chelsea, League Cup: Lineups & Game Thread

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Lintao Zhang

WELCOME TO THE SAMSUNG DERBY!

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Swindon Town starting eleven (4-4-2):
Wes Foderingham | Jay McEveley, Darren Ward, Grant Hall, Nathan Thompson | Alex Pritchard, Yaser Kasim, Massimo Luongo, Nicky Ajose| Nile Ranger, Dany N’Guessan

Substitutes from: Tyrell Belford, Louis Thompson, Miles Storey, Jack Barthram, Raphael Rossi Blanco, Ryan Wood

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Mark Schwarzer | Ryan Bertrand, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta | Marco van Ginkel, Michael Essien | Willian, Juan Mata, Kevin De Bruyne | Fernando Torres

Substitutes from: Jamal Blackman, John Terry, Ramires, Lewis Baker, Andre Schurrle, Demba Ba, Samuel Eto'o

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With Jose basically picking the lineup immediately after the Fulham match on Saturday, most of the starting eleven should not be a surprise at all.

One very nice surprise development is what we guessed yesterday:  Lewis Baker, 18, makes his first senior bench!  Richly deserved.  Joining him from the youth team is backup goalkeeper Jamal Blackman.

Michael Essien is your captain.  It's his first time.

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