Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has named his first starting XI of the 2015-16 campaign ahead of tonight’s preseason clash with MLS outfit New York Red Bulls.
The Blues will be captained by Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic, as regular skipper John Terry is on the bench, alongside summer signing Asmir Begovic.
Ivanovic starts at right-back, with Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma in the centre of defence, and Cesar Azpilicueta on the left.
Cesc Fabregas and John Obi Mikel pair up in midfield, behind Oscar, Victor Moses and Bertrand Traore.
Loic Remy leads the attack, with Diego Costa among the subs.
Radamel Falcao is not in the squad, but he is with the team.
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Team to play New York Red Bulls: Courtois; Ivanovic (c), Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Mikel; Moses, Oscar, Traore; Remy. #CFCTour
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 22, 2015
Chelsea subs: Begovic, Terry, Aina, Clarke-Salter, Chalobah, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard, Diego Costa, Solanke. #CFCTour
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 22, 2015
Having only just arrived he’s unlikely to feature, but we’re ready to welcome our new teammate @FALCAO #CFCTour https://t.co/pEtPIDqUq8
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 22, 2015
STARTING XI vs @ChelseaFC: Reynish, Miller, McLaws, Stolz, Obekop, Ouimette, Davis, Plewa, Tsonis, Adams, Bedoya #ICC2015 #RBNY
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) July 22, 2015
BENCH for #NYvCFC: Castano, Williams, Akinyode, Castellanos, Manoslavas, Heffron, Da Fonte, Thomas, Metzger #ICC2015 #RBNY
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) July 22, 2015
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