Moses Did Not Fake Injury Ahead Of Senegal Friendly, Out Of Chelsea Squad For First Time This Season

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has named his starting line-up for the Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, starting from 1500 hours.<br /><br />The big news pertaining to Nigeria fans is Super Eagles winger Victor Moses was unable to pass a late fitness test and has not been named in the Blues 18-man squad for a Premier League fixture for the first time this season.<br /><br />This ends speculation once and for all that he faked an injury leading up to the international friendly between Nigeria and Senegal at the Hive Stadium.<br /><br />Moses, 26, had started the last 22 matches played by Chelsea in the Premier League, scoring 2 goals and providing 3 assists. <br /><br />Despite the absence of the ex-Stoke City star, Super Eagles hopeful Ola Aina remains frozen out of the Blues squad, and the same goes for England U20 star Dominic Solanke. <br /><br /><b>Chelsea Starting XI</b> : Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Fabregas, Diego Costa, Hazard<br /><br /><b>Substitutes</b> :&nbsp; Begovic, Zouma, Terry, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com <br /><br /><br />
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