A host of new Chelsea faces are in contention to make their debuts when the Blues begin their Fifa Club World Cup campaign against Los Angeles FC.
Enzo Maresca’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge ended with Champions League qualification and a Europa Conference League triumph.
In this revamped competition taking place across the United States, the Blues will look to add more silverware with their new additions desperate to make an instant impact.
Chelsea have named a strong squad including Liam Delap, Mamadou Sarr and Dario Essugo who be looking to immediately impress Maresca.
Andrey Santos, fresh from his excellent loan spell at Strasbourg last season, is also with the squad.
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Delap, signed for £30million from Ipswich Town, will hope to be given the nod ahead of Nicolas Jackson, who played 82 minutes in Senegal’s 3-1 win over England on Tuesday night.
Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalonah played the full 90 that night.
It is difficult to guess how Maresca might rotate his squad, if at all, over the coming weeks but Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella are among the others who could be considered for a rest after recent international obligations.
But Maresca will be determined to get his side off to the best possible start in a competition he is determined to win.
With the exception of Wesley Fofana is recovering from injury, the major names left out of the squad are very unlikely to be part of Maresca’s plans next season.
Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling, Djordje Petrovic and Axel Disasi, back from loan spells at AC Milan, Arsenal, Strasbourg and Aston Villa respectively, are among the most prominent absentees.
There will be some very familiar names in the Los Angeles side including former Blues striker Olivier Giroud, who spent three years at Stamford Bridge.
Former Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is also expected to start in goal.
Predicted Chelsea XI to face LAFC
Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Palmer, Madueke, Delap
Chelsea vs LAFC TV channel, live stream and start time
Chelsea vs LAFC kicks off at 8pm on Monday 6 June. The match will be available to watch live on Channel 5.
Chelsea vs LAFC, along with every match at the Club World Cup, will also be broadcast live on DAZN.
All 63 matches will broadcast globally for free when you sign up for a free DAZN account.
