Chelsea XI vs Panathinaikos: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Conference League today | OneFootball

Blues will be without several first-team star

Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen is expected to start in the Conference League against Panathinaikos tonight, having come through concussion protocols.

However, the 22-year-old did not take his usual place among the substitutes for Sunday’s Premier League defeat at Liverpool, having been forced off following a collision with a teammate while playing for Denmark’s U21 side during the international break.

Speaking in Athens on Wednesday, though, Blues boss Enzo Maresca confirmed that Jorgensen is fit and will start this evening.

Mykhailo Mudryk is also fit and available, with Maresca confirming that his omission from the match day squad at Anfield was a “technical decision”.

Chelsea will be without a whole host of first-team players, after Maresca opted to rest Levi Colwill, Reece James, Moises Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto.

Those players have stayed in London, along with Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Ben Chilwell and Marcus Bettinelli, none of whom were registered in Chelsea’s squad for the group stage.

Predicted Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; Veiga, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Dewsbury-Hall; Neto, Felix, Mudryk; Nkunku

Time and date: 5:45pm BST on Thursday, October 24, 2024

Venue: Panathenaic Stadium

TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports