Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has named January signing Olivier Giroud on the bench for the Premier League fixture at Watford.

Conte has suggested that he is not in a rush to include the forward in his starting lineup after a spell out through injury, but the former Arsenal man could make an appearance as a substitute against the Hornets.

Willian, Pedro and Eden Hazard make up the front three with Ross Barkley out injured, while Davide Zappacosta replaces Marcos Alonso at left wing-back with Emerson Palmieri having to also make do with a place among the replacements.

David Luiz also makes a rare league start after Andreas Christensen was ruled out with a hamstring problem.

As for Watford, Javi Gracia has made two changes to his starting lineup, with Daryl Janmaat and Marvin Zeegelaar both coming in to play at wing-back.

Christian Kabasele and Tom Cleverley are both suffering with hamstring injuries and miss out on a place in the squad.

January signings Didier Ndong and Dodi Lukebakio take spots as substitutes.

Watford: Karnezis; Mariappa, Prodl, Holebas; Janmaat, Doucoure, Capoue, Zeegelaar; Deulofeu, Deeney, Richarlison
Subs: Bachmann, Mukena, Ndong, Pereyra, Lukebakio, Carrillo, Gray

Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Zappacosta; Willian, Hazard, Pedro
Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Emerson, Drinkwater, Fabregas, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud

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