Players to watch: Palmer to purr?
Cole Palmer bagged a brace in Chelsea’s aforementioned 3-0 win over PSG in last month’s Club World Cup final. Expect to see the Blues talisman at the head of the anytime goalscorer market should the bookmakers release prices for this fixture.
Patrik Schick ended last season in strong form for Bayer Leverkusen. If selected, the Czech forward should pose a threat to Chelsea’s backline at Stamford Bridge on Friday night.
Predicted line-ups
Chelsea have spent heavily again this summer, with Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro amongst those in contention to make their Stamford Bridge debuts in this friendly fixture.
Bayer Leverkusen have a relatively clean bill of health coming into this clash, with long-term injury victims Farid Alfa-Ruprecht and Martin Terrier the only reported absentees for the visitors.
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Gittens; Pedro
Bayer Leverkusen: Flekken; Tapsoba, Quansah, Hincapie; Arthur, Palacios, Andrich, Grimaldo; Tella, Tillman; Schick
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