Cole Palmer and Estevao have been handed starting roles for Chelsea’s Premier League meeting with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, while Bruno Fernandes leads the visitors as captain.
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso also included Romeo Lavia in his starting XI for Saturday’s 12:30 GMT kick-off, with Palmer returning after serving a one-match suspension and Estevao earning a start following his place on the bench in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat to Liverpool.
Moises Caicedo captains Chelsea and partners Lavia in midfield. Estevao, Palmer and Pedro Neto will operate behind Morgan Rogers in attack.
Chelsea start with Mike Penders in goal, protected by Marco Palestra, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana and Josh Acheampong in defence.
The Blues’ starting XI is: Penders; Palestra, Colwill, Fofana, Acheampong; Lavia, Caicedo; Estevao, Palmer, Neto; Rogers.
At Manchester United, Fernandes returns to the starting line-up after being an unused substitute in the team’s 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth. Michael Carrick has selected Senne Lammens in goal, with Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez and Leny Yoro in defence.
Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Amad Diallo, Andrey Santos, Bryan Mbeumo and Carlos Baleba make up the starting group of outfield players.
United’s starting XI is: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Yoro; Fernandes, Cunha, Amad, Santos, Mbeumo, Baleba.
Chelsea will be without Reece James, João Pedro, Maxence Lacroix, Jorrel Hato, Emiliano Martínez, Jamie Gittens and Aaron Anselmino, who were left out of the matchday squad.
Manchester United also have several absentees, including Marcus Rashford, Benjamin Šeško, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo.
