Chelsea have arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, as their 2026 pre-season tour continues. The team is set to face AC Milan in their penultimate friendly fixture on Saturday afternoon, UK time.
This match follows previous stops in Sydney and Hong Kong, marking the next phase of their pre-season preparations. Following the game against the Italian side, Chelsea will travel to Johor, Malaysia, for their final pre-season match.
Upcoming Fixture Details
The friendly against AC Milan is scheduled for Saturday. Supporters can watch the match live via the Chelsea Official App and website. Access to live streams for all of Chelsea‘s pre-season fixtures is available through a CFC+ subscription, or a match pass can be purchased for a single game.
This fixture is part of a busy schedule of club friendlies taking place on Saturday, 8th August. Other matches include:
- Kasımpaşa versus Samsunspor, kicking off at 17:00
- Elche versus Toulouse, kicking off at 08:30
- Albacete versus Real Murcia, kicking off at 09:00
- Lens versus Sunderland, kicking off at 09:00 and again at 15:00
- Kortrijk versus Club Brugge II, kicking off at 09:30
- Real Unión versus Eibar, kicking off at 10:30
- Club Brugge versus Beerschot, kicking off at 11:00
- Zelzate versus Genk II, kicking off at 11:00
- Freiburg versus Strasbourg, kicking off at 11:30 and again at 14:30
- Werder Bremen versus Paderborn, kicking off at 13:00 and again at 15:00
- Eintracht Frankfurt versus Hull City, kicking off at 14:00
- Hamburger SV versus Lille, kicking off at 14:00
- Lokeren versus Umm Salal, kicking off at 14:00
- Augsburg versus Sassuolo, kicking off at 14:30
- Bayer Leverkusen versus Sevilla, kicking off at 14:30
- Köln versus Real Sociedad, kicking off at 14:30
- Ipswich Town versus Rayo Vallecano, kicking off at 15:00
- Bologna versus Pisa, kicking off at 16:00
- Lorient versus Angers, kicking off at 16:00
- Mainz 05 versus Paris FC, kicking off at 16:00
- Modena versus Vis Pesaro, kicking off at 16:00
- Rennes versus Brentford, kicking off at 16:00
- Schalke 04 versus Atalanta, kicking off at 16:00
- Sporting de Gijón versus Real Valladolid, kicking off at 16:00
- Stuttgart versus Everton, kicking off at 16:00
- Dender versus Knokke, kicking off at 17:00
- Eupen versus Seraing, kicking off at 17:00
- Merelbeke versus Lierse SK, kicking off at 17:00
- Olympiakos Nicosia versus Omonia 29is Maiou, kicking off at 17:00
- Patro Eisden versus Liège, kicking off at 17:00
- Saumur versus Le Mans, kicking off at 17:00
- Troyes versus Auxerre, kicking off at 17:00
- Virtus Entella versus Carrarese, kicking off at 17:00
- Brest versus Venezia, kicking off at 17:30
- Coventry City versus Espanyol, kicking off at 17:30
- APOEL versus Kifisia, kicking off at 18:00
- Burgos versus Cultural Leonesa, kicking off at 18:00
- Castellón versus Levante, kicking off at 18:00
- Leganés versus Tenerife, kicking off at 18:00
- Sporting Hasselt versus Belisia Bilzen, kicking off at 18:00
- Antequera versus Granada, kicking off at 19:00
- Osasuna versus Al Ain, kicking off at 19:00
- Avellino versus Torino, kicking off at 19:30
- Cagliari versus Nice, kicking off at 19:30
- Forlì versus Cesena, kicking off at 19:30
- Gimnàstic Tarragona versus Girona, kicking off at 19:30
- Real Betis versus Bournemouth, kicking off at 19:30
- Real Oviedo versus Le Havre, kicking off at 19:30
- Genoa versus Deportivo de A Coruña, kicking off at 19:45
- Livorno versus Empoli, kicking off at 20:00
- Mallorca versus Elversberg, kicking off at 20:00
- Napoli versus Celta Vigo, kicking off at 20:00
- Valencia versus Newcastle United, kicking off at 20:00
- Cádiz versus Las Palmas, kicking off at 20:30
Several other friendly matches are also scheduled for Saturday, including various reserve team fixtures and other club encounters across Europe.
Team Preparations and Potential Line-up
After two consecutive pre-season defeats, Chelsea will be looking to improve their morale against AC Milan. Manager Xabi Alonso may implement changes to the squad, particularly given the short rest period between matches.
Some key players, such as Reece James and Enzo Fernandez, are still on leave following the World Cup and will not be available. However, Alonso has a strong squad to choose from for the upcoming match.
If fit, Josh Achempong is expected to start, having not been in the starting eleven for the previous two games. Marco Palestra and Jorrel Hato are likely to retain their positions at right-back and left-back, respectively. In midfield, Moises Caicedo is anticipated to start alongside Dario Essugo.
Palmer, who was absent from the match against Juventus, may return as the starting number 10 if he is deemed fit enough. Should Palmer not be ready to start, Welbeck could fill this role as a second striker. On the wings, Estevao Willian is expected to replace Geovany Quenda on the right, while Pedro Neto could make his first pre-season appearance on the left flank. If Neto plays on the right, then either Mykhailo Mudryk or Dastan Satpayev might start on the left.
Up front, Alonso might choose to rest Joao Pedro, who has started the last two games, and instead opt for Nicolas Jackson or Liam Delap. However, Joao Pedro could still feature, especially as Alonso is expected to field a heavily-rotated side in the subsequent friendly against Johor Darul Ta’zim in Malaysia on Sunday.
The predicted starting line-up for Chelsea against AC Milan includes Sanchez, Palestra, Acheampong, Colwill, Hato, Caicedo, Essugo, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, and Jackson.
Two matches scheduled for Saturday, 8th August, have been cancelled: Amorebieta versus Athletic Club and Modena versus Fiorentina. Additionally, the match between Club Brugge II and Le Havre was also cancelled, as was Sporting Gijón II versus Cristo Atlético.
Source: bbc.co.uk
