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Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that Moises Caicedo is struggling with a knee injury which has kept the midfielder out of Chelsea\u2019s trip to Bournemouth on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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Caicedo is not in the squad for the away day on the south coast, having picked up a knock while on international duty with Ecuador.<\/p>\n
The injury is not thought to be a serious one, but it is enough to mean the 21-year-old sits out.<\/p>\n
\u2018Caicedo arrived back from international duty with a knock in his knee,\u2019 said Pochettino of the Ecuadorian. \u2018We need to assess him in the next few days but he wasn\u2019t available for today, that\u2019s why he not here with the team.\u2019<\/p>\n
Ben Chilwell was also a surprise omission from the starting XI for the Blues, although he is on the bench as Pochettino confirmed a change in tactics which gave Mykhailo Mudryk a start.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think we want to play with Mudryk in the position we normally use to play Chilwell,\u2019 Pochettino told Sky Sports. <\/p>\n
\u2018We want to play with a more offensive player, and of course keeping the same back four with Malo Gusto, Thiago Silva, Axel [Disasi] and Levi [Colwill].\u2019<\/p>\n
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Mudryk comes in for Chilwell, with Lesley Ugochukwu earning his first start for the club in midfield in place of Caicedo.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a great opportunity for the guys who didn\u2019t start in the first months to show the quality and that they are ready to compete in the premier league,\u2019 said the Blues boss.<\/p>\n
\u2018We need to win and show that we are Chelsea and we are ready to compete.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Blues have been ravaged by injury problems so far this season, with Reece James,\u00a0Christopher Nkunku,\u00a0Wesley Fofana\u00a0and Armando Broja among notable absentees.<\/p>\n
Romeo Lavia suffered an ankle injury during the international break, which will see the midfielder wait at least six weeks before making his debut for the club.<\/p>\n
Chelsea team vs Bournemouth: Sanchez, Gusto, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill, Gallagher, Ugochukwu, Sterling, Fernandez, Mudryk, Jackson.<\/p>\n
Subs: Bergstrom, Palmer, Chilwell, Petrovic, Maatsen, Washington, Gilchrist, Matos, Stutter.<\/p>\n