Thomas Tuchel lined up the Chelsea squad in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Edouard Mendy starting in goal behind the three centre-backs Trevor Chalobah, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger. Ben Chilwell played as the left wing-back along with central midfielders Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mateo Kovacic, and right wing-back Cesar Azpilicueta. The two attacking midfielders Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner supported the striker Romelu Lukaku.
