Malmo vs Chelsea: Chelsea returns to the Champions League as they face bottom placed, Malmo on Matchday 4 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Malmo vs Chelsea
Venue: Eleda Stadion, Malmo, Sweden
Date: Tuesday 2nd November, 2021
Time: 11:15 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Malmo comes into this after a 2-3 away win over Sirius in the Allsvenskan on Saturday. This kept them top of the table with 51 points with 4 matches left in the season.
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With 3 wins and a draw in their last 5 matches, the Swedish side have been in good touch.
On the other hand, Chelsea picked up yet another impressive win in the EPL on the weekend when they beat Newcastle United 3-0 away.
This win kept the Blues at the top of the EPL table with 25 points from 10 matches. Chelsea is in top notch form given they have won their last 5 matches across competitions.
These two sides met on MD 3 in the UCL where Chelsea won 4-0 at home. Jorginho scored twice while Christensen and Havertz also found the back of the net.
Both sides are 2nd and 4th in the Group H table respectively.
Form Guide
Malmo: WLDWW
Chelsea: WWWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Sirius 2-3 Malmo
Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel confirms Christian Pulisic will be in Chelsea’s squad for their Champions League game on Tuesday.
The forward hasn’t played since their Premier League opener in August 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3O4v97Ucrd
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 1, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Malmo vs Chelsea in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony Ten 2/HD.
Team News
Beijmo, Knudsen and Toivonen are ruled out for the Swedish side due to long term injuries.
Chelsea’s Kovacic, Lukaku and Werner remain doubts for this while Mount’s illness could keep him out of action as well.
Malmo possible 11:
Dahlin, Larsson, Ahmedhodzic, Moisander, Berget, Innocent, Christiansen, Rakip, Rieks, Colak and Birmancevic
Chelsea possible 11:
Kepa, Rüdiger, Christensen, Chalobah, Alonso, Jorginho, Niguez, Azpilicueta, Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi and Havertz
Prediction: Malmo 0-3 Chelsea
Chelsea is in prime form looking to continue their recent successes.
Malmo’s struggles against the top sides of Europe shows they are not cut out for the UCL as yet.
We expect the Blues to run away with a comfortable victory here.
Players to watch out for: Colak, Rakip, Havertz and Ziyech.
