MOL Vidi vs Chelsea: Europa League score, goals and latest updates
- Chelsea have qualified as group winners following five wins from five games
- Vidi can join the Blues in the last 32 by picking up more points than BATE Borisov
- Kepa Arrizabalaga, Antonio Rudiger, Eden Hazard, Cesar Azpilicueta and N’Golo Kante are rested
MOL VIDI vs CHELSEA
Vidi XI: Kovacsik, Vinicius, Fiola, Hadzic, Huszti, Nego, Nikolov, Stopira, Juhasz, Scepovic, Milanov.
Chelsea XI: Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Ampadu, Emerson, Fabregas, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Morata, Hudson-Odoi.
What’s at stake…
16:55: Chelsea are group winners and BATE Borisov will be through if they win or draw and Vidi do not win at home to Chelsea.
Vidi will be through if they pick up more points than BATE.
PAOK host BATE and will finish second if they win by two clear goals or more and Vidi lose by a two-goal margin or greater on a three-way head-to-head goal difference.
If Vidi lose by a single goal at home to Chelsea, PAOK will still finish second ahead of Vidi on goals scored providing they defeat BATE by two or more goals. But if PAOK win 1-0, BATE will finish ahead of Vidi on goals scored.
Not quite sure why I went into such depth about Vidi’s chances – but those Chelsea fans wishing the best for their opponents are now fully informed…
Ten changes…
16:50: Chelsea make 10 changes for tonight’s Europa League Group L clash with Vidi in Budapest.
Forward Willian was the only player to retain his place following last Saturday’s 2-0 win over Manchester City.
Alvaro Morata started up front, with Callum Hudson-Odoi the third forward, while Ethan Ampadu started in defence.
Starting XI…
16:45: And the line-ups have arrived folks. Maurizio Sarri does indeed rest most of his big names but there’s still more than enough fire-power in the squad to get the win.
Vidi XI: Kovacsik, Fiola, Juhasz, Vinicius, Stopira, Nego, Anel Hadzic, Nikolov, Milanov, Marko Scepovic, Huszti.
Subs: Tujvel, Kovacs, Berecz, Hodzic, Patkai, Tamas, Hangya.
Chelsea XI: Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Ampadu, Emerson Palmieri, Barkley, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Morata, Hudson-Odoi.
Subs: Cumming, Alonso, Jorginho, Pedro, Giroud, Luiz, McEachran.
Afternoon…
16:40: Did anyone order a meaningless dead-rubber?
You’ll be thrilled to hear that it’s arrived in the shape of Mol Vidi vs Chelsea in Budapest…
Sorry I’m not overly enthusiastic but Chelsea have already qualified as group winners following five wins from five games.
I’m also low on enthusiasm because I returned from Barcelona this morning and It’s utterly freezing here…
Anyway, I’ve turned up – you’ve turned up – so let’s have those line-ups and get this ball rolling. Standby…
MOL VIDI vs CHELSEA
Chelsea go in search of a sixth Europa League Group L win from six games against Vidi with a host of first-choice players rested.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Antonio Rudiger, Eden Hazard, Cesar Azpilicueta and N’Golo Kante are rested and have not travelled to Budapest, while Mateo Kovacic, Gary Cahill and Victor Moses are injured.
Jamie Cumming, 19, and George McEachran, 18, are part of the squad, with boss Maurizio Sarri likely to rotate his options and give opportunities to Ethan Ampadu and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Chelsea provisional squad: Caballero, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Christensen, Morata, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Ampadu, Bulka, Cumming, McEachran.