Chelsea continue their pre-season tour of the United States on Saturday when they face Scottish giants Celtic in a friendly in Indiana.
The Blues started the tour with a feisty and ultimately disappointing 2-2 draw with League One outfit Wrexham, who they had beaten 5-0 in pre-season last summer. An altercation between James McClean and Levi Colwill after just two minutes stole the headlines, but Enzo Maresca’s tactical setup also came under scrutiny.
Celtic have enjoyed a comparatively positive start to their US adventure, first beating DC United 4-0 six days ago and following that up with an impressive 4-3 win over Premier League champions Manchester City. They will be hoping for another scalp against the Blues this time around.
Here’s 90min’s guide to Chelsea vs Celtic on Saturday 27 July.
What time does Chelsea vs Celtic kick off?
- Location: Indiana, United States
- Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
- Date: Saturday 27 July
- Kick-off time: 21:00 BST / 16:00 ET / 13:00 PT
Chelsea are still without a host of players as they recover from international tournaments, including Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher and Euro 2024 winner Marc Cucurella. A number of Blues were also omitted from the squad that travelled across the pond, including Trevoh Chalobah, Romelu Lukaku and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Omari Kellyman and Djordje Petrovic will miss out due to injury, but the good news for Chelsea is that Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana both returned from long-term problems against Wrexham. Christopher Nkunku also featured after struggling with fitness issues last term, scoring and generally impressing in the 2-2 draw.
New summer signings Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Guiu made appearances and should get some more minutes against Celtic. The latter registered an assist against Wrexham.