It has been revealed today that David Luiz was heavily criticised by team-mates for his seemingly laid-back approach at Newcastle on Saturday and will be axed by Mourinho.
And it's also understood the former Porto boss will look to experiment further with his team as he brings in Cesar Azpilicueta to replace Ivanović.
Ivanovic did not impress Mourinho with his attempts to stop Yoan Gouffran heading the first in for the Magpies.
The Spanish full-back scored his second goal of his career in the club's recent 2-0 Capital One Cup victory against Arsenal and was also singled out for praise by Mourinho after his display out of position at left-back in the 3-0 Champions League win at Schalke nine days ago.
Belgium playmaker Hazard meanwhile is also likely to be benched for the Blues' all important Champions League fixture against Schalke on Wednesday night, following a dip in form. promised changes for the European clash yesterday, having made wholesale changes in the matches with Arsenal and Newcastle.
He added: "I will make changes. Not 11 changes because that would be too much, but changes for sure.
"I don't know my best team because we have this kind of performance.
"I know basically which is my best team but it depends on the way we perform because performances and results push you for decisions."
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