Match Preview
When Chelsea hosts RB Salzburg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night at 20:00 WAT, they will look to get back to winning ways.
The Blues are now last in their group after losing their opening game away at Dinamo Zagreb by a solitary goal.
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Following Thomas Tuchel’s firing, Graham Potter will lead the club for the first time as the new manager.
RB Salzburg has been playing well despite having a long list of injuries. The Austrian team has won six of their past seven competitive games, drawing only one, last week against AC Milan.
The lone encounter between the two clubs was a friendly match, which Chelsea won 5-3.
Chelsea Team News
The only player not present for Chelsea is N’Golo Kante, as he always is. become injured and sidelined.
After playing for an hour in Zagreb, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should be given the go-ahead to open the game.
Formation (3-4-1-2)
Mendy; Fofana, Silva, Koulibaly; James, Zakaria, Mount, Jorginho, Cucurella; Aubameyang, Sterling; might be the starting lineup.
Salzburg RB Team News
The Austrian team has 10 players who are reported to be out due to injuries: Maximilian Wöber, Luka Sucic, Oumar Solet, Mamady Diambou, Sékou Kota, Samson Tijani, Kamil Piatkowski, Bryan Okoh, Justin Omoregie, and Oumar Diakité.
Formation (4-3-1-2)
Köhn; Dedic; Bernardo; Pavlovic; Ulmer; Capaldo; Seiwald; Kjaergaard; Bernede; Okafor; Fernando might be the starting lineup.