Xabi Alonso gets another chance to assess his Chelsea squad this morning when they face Juventus in their latest pre-season friendly.
It has been another summer of upheaval at the London club and Alonso has to work out which players he will keep and which ones will move on ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.
This is Chelsea’s third game on their tour of Asia following a wild 6-4 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers and a 2-1 defeat to a Tottenham side that played virtually the whole second half with 10 men.
Juve are unbeaten in three pre-season friendlies under Luciano Spalletti, who was kept on despite the club missing out on a top-four Serie A finish last season and settling for Europa League football.
CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Mykhailo Mudryk is named among the substitutes and could make his first appearance in 20 months. The Ukraine winger has not played since November 2024 after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium. His case was resolved last week and Mudryk jumped on the first available flight to Hong Kong.
New signing Danny Welbeck starts in attack.
Chelsea: Sanchez; Hato, Fofana, Adarabioyo, Palestra; Caicedo, Nicoll-Jazuli, Quenda, Gittens, Joao Pedro; Welbeck
Chelsea Substitutes: Penders, Sharman-Lowe, Curd, Slonina, Sarr, Subuloye, Anselmino, Acheampong, Diakite, Essugo, Lavia, Walsh, Watson, Kellyman, Satpayev, Kavuma-McQueen, Estevao, Mudryk, Neto, Jackson, Delap
JUVENTUS TEAM NEWS
Juventus can no longer call upon Dusan Vlahovic, released at the end of his contract, so a fit-again Arkadiusz Milik leads the line.
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly, Celik; Douglas Luiz, Locatelli, Boga, Miretti, Cambiaso; Milik
Juventus Substitutes: Perin, Pinsoglio, Nava, Bremer, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Zhegrova, Rugani, Arthur, David, Cabal, Owusu, Gil Puche, Oboavwoduo, Licina, Durmisi
How to watch Chelsea v Juventus: TV and online streams
Chelsea v Juventus kicks off at 12:30pm UK time on Wednesday August 5, which is 7:30pm local time in Hong Kong. In the UK, the match will be shown live on Chelsea’s in-house streaming service, CFC.
Stats for Chelsea v Juventus
- Chelsea have won one and lost one of their two pre-season friendlies so far this summer
- The two sides have met six times previously, all in the Champions League, with two wins each and two draws
- Their most recent meeting came in November 2021, when Chelsea beat Juventus 4-0 at Stamford Bridge to seal a 4-1 aggregate win in the group phase
- Juventus have not conceded a goal in their three pre-season friendlies
