A youthful Chelsea lineup made the most of a long trip to Kazakhstan by beating Astana 3-1 on Thursday to stay perfect in the UEFA Conference League. Marc Guiu struck twice within five minutes early in the first half. The 18-year-old forward opened the ...

Chelsea will play in below freezing conditions when they face FC Astana at the Almaty Ortalyk Stadion on Thursday.

Astana vs Chelsea is scheduled for 3:30pm GMT kick-off time today on Thursday December 12, 2024. The match will take place at the Almaty Central Stadium, as the hosts’ main ground is currently undergoing renovation. TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 2. Coverage starts at 3pm GMT.

Chelsea are currently top of the Conference League table with four wins from four and have taken a bunch of youngsters with them for this trip. Astana have a very strong domestic record. They finished the league season in second place last month ending the campaign just one point behind eventual winners Kairat.

The reason why Joao Felix has not travelled with the Chelsea squad for their Conference League fixture against FC Astana has been revealed.

Chelsea cruised to a fifth successive UEFA Conference League win of the season as they sealed a 3-1 victory at Astana.

The team news is in from the Almaty Ortalyk Stadium ahead of Chelsea's Conference League clash against FC Astana on Thursday. Enzo Maresca's side have won all four of their League Phase matches so far and are on the brink of confirming their spot in the last-16 of the Conference League.