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Chelsea boss Pochettino admits shake-up for Villa Cup clash

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has confidence in his players going to Aston Villa.

Chelsea meet Villa in an FA Cup replay on Wednesday night.

Pochettino said: "It's true we played well in the first game at Stamford Bridge. It was a game after the first-half that it felt nearly done. The circumstances we arrive in now are completely different.

"We cannot affect the past, only we can affect the future.

"We were talking today with the players that they need to be ready for tomorrow. We are going to pay attention of course of what happened in the last few games. And for us, we need to assess our players and tomorrow I am going to decide the team because I think it's important to assess how they are recovering and maybe do some changes for tomorrow."

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