Chelsea vs Johor Darul Ta'zim LIVE: Friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction
Chelsea vs Johor Darul Ta'zim LIVE
The Blues conclude their pre-season tour of Australia and Asia by facing a Malaysia Super League side in their home nation. The match comes just 24 hours after Chelsea comfortably beat AC Milan in Indonesia, so Xabi Alonso is expected to make sweeping changes to his starting line-up to give every player in his squad the chance to impress and build up fitness.
The means we are unlikely to see the likes of Cole Palmer or Joao Pedro - fresh from his two goals against AC Milan - line up today at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor, but there should still be plenty of star names on show, such as Jamie Gittens and younger talents like Dastan Satpayev and Reggie Walsh.
This is the penultimate game of Chelsea’s pre-season, with a clash with Real Sociedad to come next weekend before the new Premier League season starts, as Alonso finalises his plans for the campaign. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.
Chelsea vs Johor Darul Ta'zim latest news
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Team news should soon be confirmed, we’re expecting plenty of youngsters to be involved.
Alonso on today's plan
“The idea, with the game against Milan and then one in Johor, was to arrive at this weekend with players not being ready for 90 minutes until now.
“We wanted to have a logical progression in their loads; so we had our plan and we’ve stuck to that.
“We have another idea [against Johor]; that was decided yesterday (Friday). The idea is that many young players were coming to have chances to play tomorrow.
“f not, we’d have been short, as playing two games in two days is quite intense. So we will need them.”
Chelsea team news
Very few of the aforementioned players are expected to turn out at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, though Sarr got just two minutes off the bench so could be in contention at centre-back.
That means Mike Penders should start in goal, and the defence should include Tosin Adarabioyo. Olutayo Subuloye will be pushing for minutes, too.
Busy schedule
Chelsea brushed AC Milan aside in Jakarta on Saturday as a double from Joao Pedro, either side of half-time, and a rocket of a volley from Moises Caicedo saw off the Italian side.
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso named a strong line-up, which also included the likes of Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Danny Welbeck, Wesley Fofana and Jorrel Hato.
All players played at least 59 minutes, while Robert Sanchez, Romero Lavia, Marco Palestra and Josh Acheampong played the full match.
Coming off the bench was Geovany Quenda, Nicolas Jackson, Estevao, Mykhailo Mudryk, Reggie Watson, Mamadou Sarr and Aarón Anselmino.
Chelsea predicted XI: Penders; Acheampong, Sarr, Tosin, Subuloye; Essugo, Walsh; Nicoll-Jazuli, Satpayev, Gittens, Delap
How to watch Chelsea vs Johor Darul Ta'zim
Chelsea vs Johor Darul Ta'zim is being shown live on CFC+, Chelsea’s in-house video streaming service.
An annual subscription to CFC+ currently costs £14.99 in the UK, or fans can purchase a one-off match pass for £9.99. Kick-off in Malaysia is at 1pm BST, which is 7pm local time.
Chelsea vs Johor Darul Ta'zim LIVE
One final stop for Chelsea on their pre-season tour, as the Blues are in Malaysia to face Johor Darul Ta’zim.
There should be plenty of changes, with Chelsea having played only yesterday when AC Milan were beaten 3-0.
Kick-off is at 1pm. Stick with us.