Malmo Vs Chelsea Matchday Preview | Injury Update, Lineup, Formation And Kickoff Time
Malmo Vs Chelsea is set to go down later today as we are giving you a Preview rundown of what is expected to happen as both teams will be going up against each other.
This game will be the second leg of the encounter for the UEFA Champions League group stages matchday four as things are beginning to shape up ahead of the next round of the competition.
Malmo Vs Chelsea first leg encounter ended with the English Premier League side getting all three points after claiming a 4-0 victory which cost them two of their strikers, Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner.
The game is expected to go down early than the other encounter between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Juventus which first leg also ended with a slim victory for the Italian side who are currently top of the group as of now.
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MALMO VS CHELSEA MATCHDAY PREVIEW
The first leg of this encounter which happened at Stamford Bridge ended with the Blues getting a 4-0 victory which saw Jorginho scoring a brace on the night which Timo Werner and Lukaku were removed.
With the Blues coming off their impressive 3-0 win against Newcastle United during the weekend in the English Premier League, they will be hoping to continue pushing in the UEFA Champions League clash today.
They need a win later today if they are to stand firm in the push to make it out of the group which Juventus currently seats as number one with three points over them as they are yet to lose any game so far in the campaign.
Thomas Tuchel will be banking on his players to once again push through another game without some of their key players who missed their Premier League clash which was against Newcastle United on Saturday.
MALMO VS CHELSEA TEAM NEWS AND INJURY UPDATE
It has been not so good in terms of injured players for Chelsea, although they have been exceptional without most key players who are still yet to make full recovery after being sidelined due to one issue to another.
Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner are both out with injury which they are still trying to recover from as Mason Mount with Mateo Kovacic also yet to come back into the team after joining the list of players out.
Mason Mount also did not travel with the team for the Malmo Vs Chelsea game as the only good news is Christian Pulisic who is back in the team and is likely to play a part in the game later today.
MALMO VS CHELSEA LINEUP AND FORMATION (3-4-2-1)
As expected the team will be without both strikers in Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner which will give Kai Havertz the chance of playing the number nine position later today.
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Goalkeeper); Trevoh Chalobah, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger (Defenders); Cesar Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Saul Niguez, Marcos Alonso (Midfielders); Hakim Ziyech, Callum Hudson Odoi (Attackers); Kai Havertz (Striker).
As we should be expecting later today the starting lineup which could only be changed if the manager sees any issue coming late from the player who are expected to start the match when its kickoff.
MALMO VS CHELSEA KICKOFF TIME
The encounter between Malmo Vs Chelsea is expected to happen in Eleda Stadion with kickoff time 18:45 UK and 6:45 PM Nigeria, you can also check your time from your location where you will be watching from later today.
MALMO VS CHELSEA BETTING TIPS
Malmo Vs Chelsea should be an easy one to predict which you can play away to win the game, but the odds won’t look attractive as is either you make it over 2.5 or you can play it handicap giving home 2 goals or one.
Either way the match should be won by Chelsea who are 99% sure of making it happen after coming from the first leg betting Malmo 4-0 without their strikers at Stamford Bridge.
CORRECT FULL TIME RESULT TIPS
Malmo 0-5 Chelsea
Malmo 0-4 Chelsea
Malmo 0-2 Chelsea