CHELSEA are up against Charlotte in their next pre-season game out in the US as Thomas Tuchel continues preparation for the start of the Premier League.
The Blues overcame Club America 2-1 in Las Vegas last weekend and will be hoping for another win here.
- Start time: 12.30am BST
- TV/Live stream: Chelsea TV/5th Stand
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It certainly was not the result we were expecting, as the underdogs threw up a last minute comeback, before winning the game on penalties.
Hopefully if you have work tomorrow morning, you won’t pay too hefty a price for supporting your team at 4am here in the UK…
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Next up for Chelsea…
Next up for Chelsea is a big one on their pre-season tour, as they face London rivals Arsenal, in what is expected to be a much bigger test.
Arsenal also played this morning, as they got the better of Orlando City by a 3-1 margin.
Goals for them were scored by Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah, which serves them well ahead of this game.
Chelsea will be hoping for significant improvements ahead of facing Mikel Arteta’s side, in a game which could see Kalidou Koulibaly make his debut, and Raheem Sterling start for the first time…
Reflecting on Raheem…
Raheem Sterling may not have lit up the game with a goal how many Chelsea fans would have been hoping, but he did look sharp regardless.
The winger looked quick, fit and able to beat a man, but just could not add the finishing touch when necessary.
He had a good chance that was stopped at the near post when Kai Havertz played him through on goal, which was unfortunate.
Raheem did also slot his penalty away in the shootout very nicely, with the goalkeeper trying to taunt him.
It will definitely not be his finest performance in a Chelsea shirt, and fans of the Blues should still be excited for the future!
Sterling looked sharp in his first game for Chelsea.Credit: Getty
Man of the match.
The SunSport man of the match tonight goes to Mason Mount.
The English midfielder looked very sharp when he came on, and was the best of a bad bunch in what was really a pretty poor display from the Blues.
Rios and Romero were both good for Charlotte at the end of the game, but their overall play was not convincing.
Who was your Man of the match?
Charlotte win on penalties!
Well, that was not in the script…
Charlotte have beaten two time Champions League winners Chelsea in their pre-season tour on penalties!
A late penalty won by the substitute Romero took it to penalties, before they were faultless from the spot in the shootout.
It was Conor Gallagher who missed the crucial pen for the Blues, but he was good other than that.
Nonetheless, it is Charlotte who will be celebrating tonight, so congratulations to them!
Raheem Sterling looked bright, but didn’t get his debut goal.Credit: Getty Penalties (Charlotte 5-3 Chelsea)
Jozwiak makes no mistake, and Charlotte have won it here!
Penalties (Charlotte 4-3 Chelsea)
Raheem Sterling dispatches his penalty into the top left corner.
Penalties (Charlotte 4-2 Chelsea)
Mora makes no mistake!
Penalties (Charlotte 3-2 Chelsea)
Conor Gallagher misses! Advantage Charlotte.
Penalties (Charlotte 3-2 Chelsea)
Walkes is composed, and scores.
Penalties (Charlotte 2-2 Chelsea)
Chilwell scores, off the right hand post and in!
Penalties (Charlotte 2-1 Chelsea)
Makoun scores with a Jorginho hop, skip and jump.
Penalties (Charlotte 1-1 Chelsea)
Havertz scores Chelsea’s first.
Penalties (Charlotte 1-0 Chelsea)
Rios scores for Charlotte.
Penalties it is!
It is penalties that will decide this one!
Full time! Chelsea 1-1 Charlotte.
That’s all from Charlotte and what late, late drama we had there as the substitute drove towards goal and forced a handball out of Trevoh Chalobah!
Rios then converted the spot kick with the last kick of the game, and he has salvaged a draw for Charlotte in the 90!
Penalties on the way!
Mason Mount was brilliant in the second half, but Chelsea still couldn’t win.Credit: Getty 90+2. Chelsea 1-1 Charlotte.
Goal! Rios converts from the spot!
90. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
Penalty to Charlotte! Handball by Trevoh Chalobah!
89. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
A final change for Charlotte, and Chelsea have a throw in deep in their own half, to be taken by Ben Chilwell,
87. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
Into the closing stages here and Charlotte are looking desperate for an equaliser, but not getting any closer to one.
The Chelsea defence looks too strong, with Ampadu impressing in particular.
85. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
Sterling wins a loose ball in midfield and looks for the pass between the two center halfs for Kai Havertz, but the pass is cut out.
83. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
Conor Gallagher wins the ball back well in midfield and sets Raheem Sterling on his way!
His run is brilliant, but his shot at the near post is saved.
81. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
Kenedy finds Sterling inside the box this time, but he shows too much of the ball to the Charlotte defence, and loses it.
79. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
A free header for Charlotte!
From the corner a free header is put wide of the post, and the American side should work Mendy there.
77. Chelsea 1-0 Charlotte.
Kenedy lays the ball back to Conor Gallagher inside the box, who fires a shot on target, but it is wide of the mark.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
