Chelsea will kick off their Premier League campaign against Huddersfield. Chelsea would want to start their new campaign on a high, with one or two new signings winning their debut Premier league match. This will be Maurizio Sarri’s first League match as Chelsea’s manager.
Chelsea are the favorites to win but we should not forget the fact that, Chelsea lost their first match last season 3-2 to Burnley. This is just the second Premier League campaign for Huddersfield who finished 16th last season. Both the teams are on par with each other when it comes to previous matches, with Chelsea conquering 29 out of 66 they both have played whereas Huddersfield has won 27 of them.
When and where?
Location: John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield
Date & Time: 3pm BST on Saturday, 11 August
Team news
Chelsea are expected to have Kepa, the world-record fee goalkeeper and the Italian midfielder Jorginho in their first team. Ross Barkley could retain his place in the playing XI with Mateo Kovacic unlikely to play too early, after his transfer. Kante is expected to feature after a dismaying performance by the Blues against Manchester City in which the Frenchman did not feature.
For the host, Elias Kachunga is expected to feature his first premier league game after the loan from FC Ingolstadt.
Predicted line-ups
Huddersfield XI: Lossl(GK), Hadergjonaj, Schindler, Zanka, Kongolo, Mooy, Hogg, Van La Parra, Pritchard, Diakhaby, Mounie
Chelsea XI: Kepa(GK), Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Willian, Morata, Pedro
