SUBS: Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kante, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Olivier Giroud, Fikayo Tomori, Hakim Ziyech, Marcos Alonso, Emerson, Reece James, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Willy Caballero.
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Edouard Mendy; Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Cesar Azpilicueta (c); Mason Mount, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Tammy Abraham.
SUBS: Brandon Soppy, Clement Grenier, Faitout Maouassa, Warmed Omari, Georginio Rutter, Romain Salin, Adrien Hunou, Yann Gboho, M’Baye Niang, Flavien Tait, Lorenz Assignon, Romain Del Castillo.
RENNES (4-3-3): Alfred Gomis; Gerzino Nyamsi, Damien Da Silva (c), Adrien Truffert, Hamari Traore; Eduardo Camavinga, Steven Nzonzi, Benjamin Bourigeaud; Jeremy Doku, James Lea Siliki, Serhou Guirassy.
After defeating Newcastle United 2-0 at the weekend, the Blues travel to Rennes, who they defeated 3-0 last time out. Most recently in Ligue 1, the French side were 1-0 losers against Bordeaux.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League Group E fixture between Rennes and Chelsea.
Julien Stephan opts for five changes to the side that lost to Bordeaux. Former Stoke midfielder Nzonzi returns to the side, while Traore and Nyamsi are preferred in defence.