Chelsea vs. FC Noah, UEFA Conference League: Live blog; highlights

Welcome to matchday three (of six) of the UEFA Conference League league stage. Chelsea sit on top after the first two games and a win here would essentially guarantee us a place in one of the knockout rounds already.

Enzo Maresca has gone for a fun lineup, with youngster Tyrique George starting alongside four other attacking players. Time to get biblical!

Here we go.

Chelsea’s starting lineup (4-1-4-1?):
Jørgensen | Veiga, Badiashile, Tosin, Disasi | Enzo (c) | Mudryk, Felix, Nkunku, George | Guiu

Subs from: Sanchez, Merrick, Cucurella, Madueke, Chukwuemeka, Dewsbury-Hall, Gusto, Casadei, Rak-Sakyi

FC Noah’s starting lineup (4-3-3):
Chancharevich | Hambartsumyan (c), Muradian, Goncalo Silva, Miljkovic | Sangare, Manvelyan, Eteki | Helder Ferreira, Gregorio, Cinari

Subs from: Ploshchadnyi, Thorarinsson, Aias, Dashyan, Mendoza, Avanesian, Santos, Petrsoyan, Oulad Omar, Pinson

Date/time: Thursday 7 November 2024 at 20:00 GMT; 3:00 PM EST; 01:30 IST (next day)
Meeting place: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Judge: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (on the field); Alan Kijas (VAR)

On TV: TNT Sports 1 (UK); none (US); Sony TEN 2 (India); SuperSport Maximo 2 (NGA); other places
Streaming: discovery+ (UK); Paramount+ (US); Sony LIV (India); DStv Now (NGA)

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Be great to each other and party, dudes!