Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE Stream, lineup, and more
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of Chelsea’s winter-friendly matchup against Aston Villa at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi for the first CBF | Al Wahda Challenge Cup.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Several Blues first-team players will have the chance to improve their match sharpness before the Premier League resumes later this month. While this is going on, head coach Graham Potter can assess a number of youngsters from the club’s development squad, 12 of whom have just returned from a week in the Middle East.
Given the shape Chelsea was in heading into the World Cup break, Potter would not want his team to suffer another demoralizing loss against Premier League rivals in Aston Villa. There is silverware to be won with the CBF | Al Wahda Challenge Cup up for grabs.
With our chief Chelsea journalist Adam Newson present, we will have live coverage of the encounter at the Al Nahyan Stadium (kickoff is at 2.10 GMT) as well as lots more from throughout the football.London website before and after the game. There will be updates below.