Chelsea vs Malmo: Chelsea eye a return to winning ways when they face Malmo on MD 3 in Group H of the UEFA Champions League on Thursday.
Match Details:
Teams: Chelsea vs Malmo
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Date: Thursday 21st October, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Champions League nights. 🤩
Chelsea vs Malmo. Let’s go! #CheMal pic.twitter.com/UWeNiMW5rO
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 20, 2021
Preview
Chelsea comes into this after a 1-0 away win against Brentford in the Premier League on the weekend, where Chilwell scored the only goal of the contest.
The Blues continued their good form and will look to get back to winning ways in the UCL after their loss to Juventus 1-0 away on MD 2.
Chiesa’s second half strike inflicted a first loss in the competition for the defending champions.
On the other hand, Malmo beat Ostersunds FK in the Allsvenskan 3-0 on Saturday and remain top of the league table.
But they have not performed well in the Champions League, losing both their group matches. A 4-0 defeat on MD 2 against Zenit puts them under pressure to gain the right result.
Claudinho, Kuzyaev, Sutormin and Wendel scored for the Russian side in that one.
Malmo need a turnaround in the UCL as they seek progression. A result tonight in their favour could start the turnaround.
Both sides met in the Europa League in 2019 during the Round of 32 stage where Chelsea won 5-1 on aggregate.
Form Guide
Chelsea: WLLWW
Malmo: WLLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Brentford 0-1 Chelsea
Ostersunds FK 0-3 Malmo
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Chelsea vs Malmo in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1.
Team News
Pulisic remains the sole absentee for the Blues ahead of this clash.
Meanwhile; Beijmo, Knudsen, Toivonen, Lewicki, Rieks miss out for Malmo due to injuries and other reasons.
Ahmedhodzic is ruled out as well for the visitors due to a suspension after he was sent off against Zenit.
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Christensen, Silva, Azpilicueta, James, Kanté, Mount, Jorginho, Chilwell, Werner and Lukaku
Malmo possible 11:
Dahlin, Brorsson, Nielsen, Larsson, Pena, Christiansen, Innocent, Rakip, Berget, Birmancevic and Colak
Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Malmo
Chelsea is a formidable side and should pick up all the points available against a struggling Malmo side.
The Swedish side have not begun well and can hope for a turnaround from now on. But a battle against the Blues is the last thing they would want.
Lukaku and Co are too strong for the visitors and we expect a comfortable night.
Players to watch out for: Jorginho, Mount, Colak and Berget.
