CHELSEA will be determined to get their Europa Conference League campaign off to the perfect start against Belgian outfit Gent TONIGHT – but they’ll have to do it without talisman Cole Palmer.
The English icon would have been itching to build on his historic four first-half goals in the Brighton win last weekend.
But Enzo Maresca has surprisingly left Palmer out of Chelsea’s European squad which will present the likes of Joao Felix, Pedro Neto or Christopher Nkunku with the chance to shine.
Kick-off time: 8pm BST
TV channel: TNT Sports 1
Live stream: discovery+
Chelsea team: Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga, Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Felix, Mudryk, Nkunku
Gent team: Roef, Brown, Watanbe, Mitrovic, Torunarigha, Gambor, Fadiga, Delorge, Ito, Surdez, Gudjohnsen
Explainer: Why has Cole Palmer been left out of the squad?
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