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Scott Trotter

Emerson transfer decision, Reece James return: Chelsea's strongest XI following the winter break

With under one week remaining of the transfer window and 11 days until Chelsea's next fixture against Plymouth Argyle, there is some scope for the team that defeated Tottenham Hotspur to look different as we enter February.

January has seen the Blues sign 18-year-old Dylan Williams from Derby County, though his introduction is likely to be more keenly felt in the development squad, who have been without a natural left-sided wing-back.

Wing-back has of course been the position where Chelsea have been lacking with Ben Chilwell ruled out for the season and Reece James missing from Thomas Tuchel's squad for a number of weeks.

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