Chelsea have handed two new signings as the Premier League side look to qualify for the 2024-25 Uefa Europa Conference League against Servette.
Danish goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, who arrived from Villarreal for £20.7 million in July, will be tasked with keeping a clean sheet that could go a long way in helping his new club win the game against their Swiss rivals.
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo will also make his first competitive appearance since joining on a free transfer in June following the expiry of the 26-year-old’s Fulham deal.
Four players will play their first full game at home in the first leg of the play-offs to reach the group stage of Europe’s top club competition.
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Chelsea vs Servette team news
Pedro Neto joined Chelsea from Wolves for £54m on August 11, putting in an impressive performance in their 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.
After his first Premier League appearance for the club, the winger was handed his first start against the Swiss Super League visitors.
Striker Marc Guiu, a £5m signing from Barcelona, also makes his first start, as do Renato Veiga – familiar to Servetee from his time at former club Basel – and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who recently arrived in -£30m from Leicester City.
Manager Enzo Maresca has named 10 substitutes out of the 12 available, including the likes of Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke.
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Chelsea vs Servette lineup
Chelsea starting XI (4-3-3): Jorgensen; Disasi, Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga; Dewsbury-Hall, Caicedo, Mr.; Neto, Guiu, Mudryk
Surprisingly, there is still no place for former England striker Raheem Sterling in Maresca’s matchday squad for his first game as a manager in Europe.
Sterling has issued a statement through his representatives asking for “clarity” on his future after being left out of City altogether.
One of Chelsea’s highest-paid players, Sterling is one of 21 squad members Maresca has said are apart of his 21 first-choice players.
Striker Joao Felix, who joined on Tuesday for £46.3m from Atletico Madrid in a deal to send Conor Gallagher to the Spanish club, will also not feature against Servette.
The Blues are trying to qualify for European competition for the first time since participating in the Champions League two seasons ago.
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