Both Chelsea and AC Milan will play out their final pre-season friendly at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon before the start of the new 2025/26 campaign.
The Blues come into this clash in high spirits having won the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) over the summer, beating the more fancied treble winners PSG in the final. They have strengthened their squad significantly since then, and we could see a number of new signings play for the Blues in front of their home crowd.
Milan have already beaten Premier League opposition in Liverpool 4-2 in pre-season, but did also lose 1-0 to Arsenal on their tour of Asia, although they triumphed in the penalty shootout after. The Rossoneri are hoping to improve on what was a poor 2024/25 season by their usual high standards, finishing in eighth place in Serie A and thus failing to qualify for any European football.
Chelsea have had the better of the H2Hs in recent times, winning the last four meetings in all competitions. Nonetheless, the Blues will be aiming to make it five victories in a row on home soil.
Predicted lineups
Colwill joins Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile and Enzo Fernandez among the treatment table for Chelsea, while Nicolas Jackson is thought to be training alone amid speculation that he could leave the Blues in the coming weeks.
Milan have no fresh injury concerns to report, although new signing Luka Modric may have to wait for his full debut for the Rossoneri.
Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Hato, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Gittens, Pedro.
AC Milan: Maignan; Tomori, Thiaw, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Ricci, Fofana, Pulisic, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek, Leao
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