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The Blues face Italian opposition to close out pre-season

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Chelsea return to action for their second and final pre-season friendly on Sunday, facing AC Milan at Stamford Bridge.

This meeting with the Rossoneri follows Friday’s win over Bayer Leverkusen. Estevao starred on his Chelsea debut, opening the scoring in the first half before Joao Pedro added a second with the final kick of the game.

Massimiliano Allegri’s men have impressed so far in pre-season as they look to bounce back from a disappointing campaign last season, during which they fell to a lowly eighth-place finish in Serie A.

Their only summer loss so far came at the hands of Arsenal, but is balanced out by victories over Liverpool

Date, kick-off time and venue

Chelsea vs AC Milan is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

The match will take place at Stamford Bridge.

Where to watch Chelsea vs AC Milan

TV channel: The match will be shown on Channel 5, with coverage starting at 2.30pm BST ahead of a 3pm BST kick off.

Live stream: Viewers can also stream the game for free on DAZN.

Live blog: You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport’s live blog!

Chelsea vs AC Milan team news

Chelsea will be without a key defender in Levi Colwill after the England international picked up an ACL injury in training last week.

Heavy rotation is expected given the Blues were in action against Bayer Leverkusen less than 48 hours before facing AC Milan.

Robert Sanchez or Gaga Slonina will come in between the sticks after Filip Jorgensen completed 90 minutes against Leverkusen.

Cole Palmer, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, and Trevoh Chalobah were all withdrawn at half-time on Friday night and may reappear against Milan, but will be unlikely to feature in the starting lineup.

Despite dazzling in the Leverkusen tie, Estevao will most likely warm the bench on Sunday as Maresca looks to temper expectations for the youngster.

Aaron Anselmino, Genesis Antwi, and Samuel Rak-Sakyi were brought on together with 15 minutes left to play on Friday, and could be in line for a more significant test on Sunday. The same is true of Jamie Gittens, Reece James, and Pedro Neto.

Chelsea stars of yesteryear Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Fikayo Tomori, and Christian Pulisic are all expected to travel with Milan and be reunited with their former club.

Allegri has a fully fit squad to choose from, having come through pre-season with no injuries.

He will likely name a squad close to that which will contest next week’s Coppa Italia opener, meaning Chelsea could be made to contend with the likes of on-form Noah Okafor and Rafael Leao, who have both impressed in earlier pre-season outings.

A debut could be in line for Ardon Jashari, too, after the Swiss completed his move to the San Siro from Club Brugge on Thursday.

Chelsea vs AC Milan prediction

Many of those at Stamford Bridge on Friday will have been surprised to see Chelsea so lively as they returned to the pitch after just a few weeks of holiday.

While maybe not at their best, the Blues were very impressive, and ran rings around a much-changed Bayer Leverkusen outfit.

AC Milan are a similarly transitional team at the moment, and may struggle to match the world champions’ vigour.

Maresca will name a heavily rotated side, but this is a squad built with rotation in mind - its second-choice XI is still worth hundreds of millions.

The Blues should have no problem.

Chelsea to win, 3-1

Head to head (h2h) history and results

These sides last met in a competitive fixture in the 2022-23 Champions League group stage. Chelsea scored five unanswered goals over the two matches, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, and Jorginho all on target.

Chelsea wins: 3

AC Milan wins: 1

Draws: 3

Chelsea vs AC Milan match odds

Chelsea to win: 10/11

AC Milan to win: 15/8

Draw: 9/4

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).