Chelsea host Swiss facet Servette on Thursday night within the first leg of their Convention League play-off conflict.
The Blues will qualify for the expanded league part if they will beat Servette throughout their two-legged play-off, taking part in within the the continent’s third most prestigious cup competitors for the primary time.
The Enzo Maresca period formally kicked off on Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea welcomed Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis to west London of their opening home fixture. A 2-0 defeat noticed the Blues largely outclassed on house soil, with former midfielder Mateo Kovacic scoring the clinching objective late on.
The good thing about Chelsea’s bloated squad is that Maresca should not have any points fielding a robust lineup for the go to of Servette. The likes of Filip Jorgensen, Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor and Pedro Neto might be handed their first begins for the Blues.
Right here is 90min’s information to Chelsea vs Servette.
Chelsea vs Servette H2H Report
Chelsea and Servette have by no means performed each other in a aggressive fixture.
Present kind (all competitions)
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Chelsea |
Servette |
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Chelsea 0-2 Man Metropolis – 18/08/24 |
Sign 1-7 Servette – 18/08/24 |
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Chelsea 1-1 Inter – 11/08/24 |
Servette 1-2 Braga 15/08/24 |
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Actual Madrid 2-1 Chelsea – 07/08/24 |
Servette 0-6 Basek – 11/08/24 |
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Man Metropolis 4-2 Chelsea – 03/08/24 |
Braga 0-0 Servette – 08/08/24 |
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Chelsea 3-0 Membership America – 01/08/24 |
Lugano 3-1 Servette – 03/08/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/dwell stream |
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United Kingdom |
chelsea.com (subscription required) |
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United States |
chelsea.com (subscription required) |
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Canada |
chelsea.com (subscription required) |
After being omitted from Chelsea’s squad for the Man Metropolis conflict, Raheem Sterling has additionally been dropped from the Blues’ squad to tackle Servette. Ben Chilwell was additionally lacking on Sunday and hasn’t made the squad for Thursday both.
Centre-back Wesley Fofana is a shocking omission from the squad to face Servette, whereas Reece James – who’s serving a home suspension at current – will miss out via harm. The identical might be stated of left-back Marc Cucurella, who picked up a knock in opposition to Metropolis.
There was confusion over Tosin Adarabioyo’s standing for the sport however he’s stated to be accessible.
Chelsea predicted lineup vs Servette (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Veiga; Dewsbury-Corridor, Lavia; Palmer, Nkunku, Neto; Guiu.
The one concern for Servette heading into Thursday’s conflict is winger Dereck Kutesa. He is scored within the final two matches for the membership however is receiving vital switch curiosity from elsewhere as the top of the window attracts nearer.
Thomas Haberli is prone to subject a staff much like the one which misplaced 2-1 to Braga final Thursday after making adjustments for the latest 7-1 Swiss Cup victory over Sign.
Servette predicted lineup vs Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Frick; Tsunemoto, Rouiller, Severin, Mazikou; Ondoua, Douline; Kutesa, Antunes, Cognat; Crivelli.
Chelsea ought to earn the primary aggressive victory of Maresca’s reign on Thursday in opposition to a facet at present sat fifth within the Swiss Tremendous League that had been thumped 6-0 by Basel of their most up-to-date league outing.
The Italian is prone to make adjustments from the facet that fell to defeat in opposition to Man Metropolis and it ought to supply a great alternative for some new summer season signings to make their mark.
