Diego Costa starts for Chelsea against Hull as Willian misses out
Updated 22/01/2017 at 15:48 GMT
Chelsea bring striker Diego Costa in for Willian for their match against Hull after the striker was dropped for the 3-0 victory over Leicester City last weekend.
Costa replacing Willian is the only change made from the match against the champions.
Chelsea team in full: Courtois, Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Moses, Alonso, Kante, Matic, Pedro, Costa, Hazard
Costa had been left out of the squad for the game against Leicester following reports of a bust-up with manager Antonio Conte and the fitness staff.
Conte has steadfastly stuck to his story that Costa was injured and that is why he was left out but reports have suggested that Costa's head had been turned by a massive offer from China.
Newer reports have said that Chelsea are adamant that their star man won't be sold in January and Costa has accepted this but he still intends to leave in the summer.
Meanwhile Nathan Ake is in the squad for the first time since returning from a loan spell at Bournemouth.
Hull recorded their first Premier League win under new manager Marco Silva last week, beating Bournemouth 3-1.
They make two changes from that game with Evandro and Omar Elabdellaoui, making their full debuts, replacing Robert Snodgrass and Adama Diomande.
Hull team in full: Jakupovic; Maguire, Dawson, Davies, Elabdellaoui; Mason, Huddlestone, Clucas, Robertson; Evandro, Hernández.
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