Chelsea-wise my thoughts haven't changed much since the Villa game and I'll be looking at the same players.
The now obligatory subs research doesn't reveal much except that Ibson and Alex (the Moscow one) have been subbed 11 and 9 times respectively in the last 22 games. But then Alex is now injured and out.
Spartak have won their first two games against Žilina and Marseille respectively. This combined with their artificial pitch makes me want to go for 3 Spartak players and only 2 from Chelsea. However the better Picklive data around for Chelsea does make it difficult to go with that split with any confidence.
Out of the Spartak players I would be looking at Ibson, Ari or Sheshukov depending on the line-up. If it looks like Sheshukov will play just in front of the back four it may be worth picking one or more of the full-backs.
I'll be going with Cole, who should be busy against McGeady, plus Essien and/or Mikel. The choice then is whether to go with 2 Spartak players or 3...
Nb: check out the UEFA press kit for general stats and background.
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