Chelsea team news: Guus Hiddink hands forward shock start against Norwich

BERTRAND TRAORE will make his first ever Premier League start at Carrow Road tonight.

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Guus Hiddink

The 20-year-old replaces Pedro as Guus Hiddink also drops Baba Rahman, Willian and John Obi Mikel to the bench from Chelsea's 2-1 win over Southampton.

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Alex Neil meanwhile makes only one change to the side that very nearly hung on for a point against league leaders Leicester.

Wes Hoolahan will start behind Cameron Jerome as the Canaries attempt to drag themselves away from the clutches of the relegation zone, hovering as they are in 17th place.

Norwich: Ruddy, Bennett, Martin, Klose, Pinto, Tettey, Howson, Brady, Redmond, Hoolahan, Jerome.

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Subs: Rudd, Olsson, O’Neil, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Jarvis, Mbokani.

Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Kenedy, Fabregas, Matic, Hazard, Oscar, Traore, Diego Costa.

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Subs: Begovic, Baba Rahman, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Pato, Remy.

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