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Chelsea v Servette: Injuries rule Reece James out – live build-up, team news and latest updates

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Chelsea will be without injured right-back Reece James for today’s Europa Conference League play-off first leg against Swiss side Servette.

Chelsea team to play Servette

(4-3-3): Mendy; Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Chilwell; Gallagher, Jorginho, Kovacic; Pulisic, Broja, Sterling

Servette team to play Chelsea

(3-5-2): Frick; Rouiller, Bauer, Vouilloz; Diallo, Antunes, Kone, Douline, Burn; Derendinger, Stevanovic

James, who played the full 90 minutes of Chelsea’s 2-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Saturday, is nursing a knee problem.

The England international’s absence is a blow to Chelsea, who are already without a number of other players due to injury.

N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Armando Broja are all out, while new signing Kalidou Koulibaly is a doubt with a knock.

Despite their injury problems, Chelsea will be expected to beat Servette, who are ranked 34th in the UEFA club coefficients.

The Swiss side have never reached the group stages of a major European competition, and they will be up against it against a Chelsea team that reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season.

The match will be played at Stamford Bridge, and kick-off is at 8pm BST.