Morgan Rogers and Maxence Lacroix play their first games in Chelsea blue as we welcome Real Sociedad to Stamford Bridge for our final pre-season friendly.
It is also the day Xabi Alonso sits in the home dugout at the Bridge for the first time, and our new manager has selected Rogers, Lacroix and another new signing, Marco Palestra, in today’s XI.
There are also starts for Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro, with Reece James captaining and expected to join Moises Caicedo in midfield. Rob Sanchez is between the posts.
Today’s match will be available to watch live on the Chelsea Official App and Chelsea website with a CFC+ subscription. You can sign up here! Please note the stream will not be shown in Spain.
Chelsea: Sanchez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Palestra, James (c), Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro.
Chelsea substitutes: Penders, Slonina, Acheampong, Chavarria, Gusto, Hato, Barco, Essugo, Fernandez, Lavia, Quenda, Estevao Willian, Gittens
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aramburu, Barrenetxea (c), Oskarsson, Herrera, Take Kubo, Gomez, Soler, Suci, Martin, Beitia
Substitutes: Marrero, Folgago, Munoz, Zubeldia, Turrientes, Oyarzabal, Marin, Zakharyan, Goti, Ruperez, Ochieng, Marchal, Lebarbier
