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Hudson-Odoi & Giroud show stubborn Sarri the benefits of changing his ways

Chelsea fans have spent the past few months dreading team announcements because they've nearly always been left deflated by the starting line-ups.

Wednesday night, though, was different. Very different.

After an incredibly fortunate win at Cardiff at the weekend, under-fire coach Maurizio Sarri picked precisely the side that Blues fans wanted for the visit of Brighton.

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The Italian made seven changes in total, the most of exciting of which was selecting Callum Hudson-Odoi for his first ever Premier League start.

Sarri's treatment of the 18-year-old sensation had been infuriating Chelsea fans, who had already seen him make his first start for England during the international break.