Chelsea's start to life under Enzo Maresca continues with their next pre-season outing up against Celtic.
Chelsea began the season earlier this week on Thursday with a 2-2 draw against League One side, Wrexham.
The Blues will certainly be favourites for their upcoming clash up against Celtic, as Maresca continues to oversee his squad build up fitness and tactical familiarity.
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Team News
Maresca named an initial 28-man travelling squad, with the likes of Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez still yet to join the squad.
Moises Caicedo joined up with the squad earlier this week and may well gain minutes under his belt after coming back from the Copa America.
The key talking point from the last squad selection was of course, the omission of Trevoh Chalobah. The Englishman is set to depart the club although is not the only one left out. Cesare Casadei, David Datro Fofana, Alfie Gilchrist and Omari Kellyman are amongst those omitted from the squad.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall continues to build up his fitness, although remains unlikely to start again.
Former Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel started in their most recent outing against Manchester City and is in line to start again.
Callum McGregor, Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate are amongst those who were also involved - Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn picked up two goals and assists against Manchester City and is set to keep his place in the lineup.
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Likely Lineups
Chelsea: Sanchez; Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Colwill; Chukwuemeka, James, Lavia, George; Madueke, Nkunku, Sterling
Celtic: Schmeichel; Ralston, Welsh, Scales, Taylor; O'Riley, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda
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Key Players
Chelsea: Romeo Lavia
After coming back from a lengthy long-term injury, Romeo Lavia has seemed to quickly settle to life under Maresca after producing a solid display against Wrexham.
Lavia previously worked under Enzo Maresca at Manchester City as part of their youth development squad, which only emphasises the suitability of the Belgian who already has a grasp for the principles Maresca will look to embed in the squad.
Lavia's tactical awareness combined with his physical and technical ability will prove to be a profile of much importance to Chelsea this season. A disciplined defensive midfielder - a profile many may argue the Blues have not possessed since the days of Nemanja Matic.
Celtic: Kyogo Furuhashi
74 goals in 135 appearances for Celtic since joining in 2021 - Furuhashi will undoubtedly pose the biggest threat offensively amongst the wealth of attacking talent Celtic will look to field out across both halves.
The experienced Japanese centre-forward has also shown versatility to provide box presence playing as the attacking midfielder behind the striker.
Having scored in their 4-3 win over Manchester City, the 29-year-old will be hoping to score against Chelsea and further disrupt their plans of building momentum.
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Match Details
Where is the game being played?
Chelsea and Celtic will battle it out together at the Notre Dame Stadium, located in Indiana.
The stadium holds a capacity of around 78,000.
What time is kick-off?
For viewers in the UK, the game will kick off at 21:00pm.
How can I watch?
You will be able to watch via the Chelsea 5th Stand App - where you can pay £4.99 for streaming passes.
Celtic fans can watch via subscription to Celtic TV.
