Chelsea v Man City – team news and provisional squads

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Cesc Fabregas is doubtful for Chelsea’s Community Shield clash with Manchester City with a minor knee injury.

France World Cup winners N’Golo Kante and Olivier Giroud, Belgium trio Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Michy Batshuayi, plus England’s Gary Cahill, are yet to return following Russia 2018.

New boss Mauricio Sarri suggested a similar side to the one which featured in pre-season would play at Wembley, meaning 17-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi could play.

Provisional squad: Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Drinkwater, Barkley, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Zouma.

Manchester City summer signing Riyad Mahrez is available.

The 27-year-old sustained an ankle injury last weekend but has been able to train ahead of the Wembley showpiece.

Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are the only players not to return to the group after the World Cup, with manager Pep Guardiola planning to go on condition over quality.

Provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Hart, Walker, Danilo, Stones, Garcia, Otamendi, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Delph, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Fernandinho, D Silva, B Silva, Sane, Roberts, Mahrez, Bolton, Foden, Diaz, Nmecha, Jesus, Aguero.