With the last match of EPL 2014/2015's opening round set to kick off between Chelsea and Burnley, here's a look at the starting lineup for both teams.
Not surprisingly, Jose Mourinho will play 3 of the stars that Chelsea picked up during the summer tranfer window: Diego Costa, Cesc Fàbregas and Thibault Courtois. Perhaps most notably, Courtois will replace Petr Cech in goal. Pundits on Twitter have made much of this switch (pointing out that officials misspelled Cech's name on the official timesheets).
To add insult to injury, Burnley have spelled Petr Cech's name wrong on the official teamsheet (& Felipe Luis pic.twitter.com/jwyPzLAqfF
— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) August 18, 2014
With kickoff at 3pm ET, this match is much anticipated as many (including several staff writers at The18) have Chelsea pegged to bring home the title this season, returning Mourinho to past glories.
Here's the full lineup for the match:
Chelsea Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1):
Thibault Courtois; César Azpilicueta, John Terry,Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanović; Nemanha Matić, Cesc Fàbregas; Eden Hazard, Oscar, André Schürrle; Diego Costa
Burnley Starting Lineup (4-4-2):
Tom Heaton; Ben Mee, Jason Shackell, Michael Duff,Kieran Trippier; Scott Arfield, David Jones, Dean Marney, Matthew Taylor; Danny Ings, Lukas Jutkiewicz
