Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has opted to play Marc Guiu against former loan club Sunderland in Saturday's Premier League fixture.

Guiu initially failed to earn any minutes in his first six matches after being recalled from the Black Cats on transfer deadline day, but he has impressed in the last three games versus Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Ajax.

On the back of his goal against the latter in the Champions League, the 19-year-old leads the Blues attack with Joao Pedro being used in the number 10 role.

Having missed the game at Forest, Enzo Fernandez makes his second successive start in midfield with Romeo Lavia dropping to the substitutes' bench.

Estevao Willian also only features among the replacements despite dazzling in his 90-minute showing in t

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