Chelsea turn their attention to the Europa Conference League on Thursday night as they make the trip to Kazakhstan to play against Astana.
The Blues come off the back of an impressive 4-3 win against Tottenham Hotspur after going 2-0 down early in the game.
Enzo Maresca will be delighted with his side’s form as they have won five games in a row in all competitions, and now sit second in the Premier League table.
They have been perfect in the Europa Conference League, winning four games from four. They continue their charge on Thursday as they make a long trip to Kazakhstan to play against Astana.
Maresca will likely continue with his strategy of playing a separate squad for the Conference League in order to keep his best players fit for the Premier League.
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The Blues have a couple of injury doubts going into Thursday night’s match, as winger Mykhailo Mudryk is a doubt for the game with an illness.
Wesley Fofana and Reece James are set to miss the game, both dealing with hamstring injuries which will likely keep them side-lined until the new year. Maresca said: “They are both slowly getting better, but as we said recently, it is going to be weeks for them. They are still far [from a return to action].”
Chelsea heavily favoured against Astana
It doesn’t come as a surprise that the Blues are expected to win against Astana on Thursday due to the strength in depth they have in their squad.
According to Oddschecker, Chelsea are 6/17 favourites to win which gives them a 74% chance of getting three points and staying at the top of the table.
Astana are backed to win the game at 9/1 (10%) and a draw is backed at 19/4 (17.4%). We predict a comfortable 4-1 win for the Blues.
Where to watch the Blues’ trip to Kazakhstan
The game kicks off at 3.30 pm GMT on Thursday 12 December and will be available to watch on TNT Sports and TNT Sports 2.
Highlights will be posted to the TNT Sports YouTube channel after the game.