Confirmed line-ups as Lavia and Hato start

Chelsea will be hoping for a third Champions League win in four games when they visit Qarabag tonight.

Enzo Maresca’s side has recovered well from its first-round defeat to Bayern Munich with victories over Benfica and Ajax and will head to Azerbaijan in a confident mood.

A repeat of their performance against Tottenham on Saturday would be welcome with Chelsea in control far more than the 1-0 scoreline suggests.

Qarabag were the surprise at the start of the Champions League season, achieving wins over Benfica and Copenhagen, but fell to the ground after a 3-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the third round.

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Karabakh team news

Karabakh: Mateusz Koshalski, Elvin Kavarkulliev, Kevin Medina, Bahloul Mostafazadeh, Matthews Silva, Marko Jankovic, Pedro Picalho, Abdullah Zuber, Cadi Borges, Leandro Andrade, Camilo Duran.

Chelsea team news

Chelsea made six changes from their last Champions League outing, with Enzo Maresca rotating an injury-hit squad. There are rare starts for defender Jurel Hato and midfielder Romeu Lavia, while Enzo Fernandes and Liam Delap are on the bench.

Chelsea: Robert Sanchez, Mark Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jurel Hato, Reece James, Andre Santos, Romeo Lavia, Jimmy Gittens, Joao Pedro, Estevao, Tyrique Jorge.