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Chelsea are without Kepa Arrizabalaga and Jorginho as they look to earn their place in the FA Cup semi-final. The Blues take on Middlesbrough at the Riverside, hoping to beat lower league opposition for the fourth time in this season's competition.
However, Thomas Tuchel is without the Spanish goalkeeper who had started each of the previous FA Cup rounds. The German coach is already without Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Andreas Christensen and Saul Niguez.
Nevertheless the Blues boss has still been able to make five changes to his Chelsea side as Malang Sarr, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Hakim Ziyech and Romelu Lukaku come into the starting XI. It's a strong team that retains the likes of Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger from the team that overcame Lille in the Champions League.
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The German coach made it clear he wanted to some freshness in his starting XI but offered no specifics on Jorginho or Kepa. He said: "We have some fresh legs and fresh minds on the pitch to put pressure on them, to
