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Chelsea boss Tuchel: Will Lukaku start FA Cup final?

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he won't start Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz together in the FA Cup final.

Chelsea face Liverpool at Wembley.

Tuchel said, "They can both play, but I thought they lacked a bit of a feeling of a perfect fit together.

"It's very likely that it's one of the two. Romelu played lately and he scored lately, so he did everything to stay on the pitch and it will be our final call tomorrow."

On their rivalry with Liverpool, Tuchel also said: "It started with last season's game at Anfield, and very early in this season's draw at Anfield, then a draw at Stamford Bridge, and then over 120 minutes and then the penalties [in the Carabao Cup final].

"So very close matches, very intense matches and always we needed our very high level to compete, but we found it in those matches.

"I don't expect crazy new things from them and also not from us. It's a big final, a big competition, and we want to be spot on."

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