Chelsea face Manchester City on Saturday in a pre-season friendly as their preparations for the 2024/25 Premier League season continue. The Blues have already played matches against Wrexham, Celtic and Club America this summer as they prepare for the 2024/25 season. After facing City, they will play Real Madrid and Inter Milan before beginning their Premier League campaign against City at Stamford Bridge on August 18.
But before that domestic showdown, both teams will lock horns in the US, with all the details provided by football.london below...
Chelsea vs. Man City: Kick-off Time and Venue
The friendly fixture between Man City and Chelsea is slated for a 10:30pm UK time kick-off. The match will be held at Ohio Stadium in the United States on Saturday, August 3.
How to watch Chelsea vs. Man City
Yes, the friendly match will be broadcast on Chelsea TV. Alternatively, fans can stream the match on CITY+ in the following regions:
- Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam.
And if purchasing CITY+ via the Man City App on iOS:
- Albania, Armenia, Cambodia, Georgia, Iceland, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Latest Team News and Predicted Lineups
Maresca could hand a start to new goal keeper Filip Jorgensen as part of changes from their last game. France international Christopher Nkunku is in red-hot form in the US with a goal in each of Chelsea's three tour matches.
Chelsea predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Jorgensen (GK) — James, Tosin, Colwill, Chilwell — Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, Ugochukwu — Sterling, Nkunku, Guiu.
Guardiola will look to rotate his options again for this game with more of City's youngsters in line to get some game time. Jacob Wright and Jaden Heskey could be among the changes.
Man City predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Ederson (GK) —Lewis, Mbete, Gvardiol, Wilson-Esbrand — O'Reilly, Wright, Kovacic — Bobb, Haaland, Heskey.
Where to Follow the Match
Our Chelsea correspondent Bobby Vincent will be stationed in the US to deliver all the updates and analysis you need from the Blues' clash against Pep Guardiola's team. We'll have a dedicated live match blog featuring all the pre-match build-up, team news, goal updates and post-match analysis stateside. Don't forget to follow our Chelsea social media channels on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Facebook for all the latest.
Looking Ahead to the Premier League Season
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