Sporting Lisbon vs Chelsea - Confirmed starting lineups and predictions

Jose Mourinho fields a strong Starting XI vs Sporting

As Jose Mourinho promised, Chelsea decided to start with their ace striker Diego Costa for the Champions League clash against Sporting Lisbon tonight. John Terry, who will feature in his 100^th Champions League game for the club will feature along with Gary Cahill in the central defence while Andre Schurrle, Eden Hazard and Oscar will be the attacking midfield trio behind the Spanish international striker.

Chelsea Starting XI: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry ©, Luis; Matic, Fabregas; Oscar, Hazard, Schurrle; Costa (4-2-3-1)

Subs: Cech, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Mikel, Salah, Willian, Remy

Here's tonight's @chelseafc line-up... #CFC pic.twitter.com/EUGqShzknY

— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) September 30, 2014

Sporting Lisbon going with a predictable 4-3-3 starting lineup with no major changes.

Sporting Starting XI: Patricio, Cedric, Mauricio, SIlva; Mario, William, Adrien;Carrillo, Slmani, Nani

With Jose Mourinho looking to bring the Premier League momentum to the Champions League with a strong lineup tonight, we can expect all three points for the Londoners away from home.

Prediction: Sporting Lisbon 1 Chelsea 2