Chelsea vs AC Milan LIVE
Chelsea face another Italian test, this time in Jakarta, as their pre-season tour of Asia continues. An underwhelming 1-0 defeat to Juventus on Wednesday followed a defeat to Tottenham last weekend, meaning new manager Xabi Alonso will keep on tweaking his methods in a bid to start building momentum ahead of the new Premier League season.
There remains doubts over the fitness of both Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill, who missed the midweek defeat in Hong Kong with minor injuries, but Mykhailo Mudryk was able to make his return to action for Chelsea for the first time in 20 months having the week prior seen his doping ban lifted, and could be handed his first start as a Chelsea player since November 2024.
Today’s game is the first of a weekend double-header of friendlies for the Chelsea squad, who face Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim on Sunday, so it will be intriguing to see who gets the nod today and who are put on ice until tomorrow. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.
It’s around 29C in Jakarta, with humidity at 70 per cent, so this will be quite a taxing run-out for the players.
Just the 17 substitutes for Chelsea today, down from the 21 who were on the bench on Wednesday.
You would imagine a few players today may also play tomorrow, albeit in reduced roles.
Levi Colwill is missing again, having sat out the defeat to Juventus on Wednesday.
Speaking earlier this week, Xabi Alonso said he was “hopeful” Colwill would be involved today.
The Chelsea manager will provide an update after the game.
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Palestra, Acheampong, Fofana, Hato, Caicedo, Lavia, Palmer, Joao Pedro, Neto, Welbeck
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Penders, Sarr, Anselmino, Tosin, Subuloye, Essugo, Nicoll-Jazuli, Watson, Walsh, Satpayev, Quenda, Gittens, Estevao, Mudryk, Jackson, Delap