Chelsea are one of many favourites to win the Europa Convention League and are strongly favoured to emerge victorious at house to Gent on Thursday.
The competitors kicks off this week after a slight delay after the Champions League and Europa League had been showcased midweek over the previous fortnight.
Match Preview
Chelsea are on a run of 4 straight wins, having beat Bournemouth, West Ham and Brighton within the Premier League and Barrow within the League Cup.
In that run of wins, they’ve scored a formidable 13 objectives.
They beat Brighton 4-2 on the weekend, with the magnificent Cole Palmer scoring all 4 objectives.
Enzo Maresca made 11 modifications to his beginning XÍ for the League Cup win in opposition to Barrow and an analogous stage of rotation will occur right here.
The likes of Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, Joao Felix and Mykhaylo Mudryk will all possible be given begins.
Palmer is not even included within the squad for the Convention League.
Here is how Chelsea lined up in opposition to Brighton.
Gent Latest Type
After 9 matches within the Jupiler Professional League, Gent are in second 4 factors behind rivals Genk within the high spot.
They’ve gained three out of their final 5 video games, defeating Mechelen, Membership Brugge and Leuven however dropping in opposition to Cercle Brugge and drawing in opposition to Antwerp.
Gent Damage Information
Gent are lacking Sven Kums, Andrew Hjulsager and Aime Omgba.
One notable participant for the Belgian facet is Andri Gudjohnsen, the son of former Chelsea legend Eidur Gudjohnsen.
Final Gent Lineup
Here is how Gent lined up in opposition to Leuven.
Chelsea – Participant To Watch
Christopher Nkunku has began simply one in all Chelsea‘s final six video games and that got here within the cup in opposition to Barrow. In that one, he scored a hat-trick, and he’ll be searching for related numbers right here because the membership’s cup centre-forward of alternative.
Gent – Participant To Watch
Winger Franck Surdez has a formidable 5 assists in seven begins within the Jupiler Professional League up to now.
Chelsea vs Gent – Prediction
Chelsea‘s squad is so huge that even when Maresca makes 11 modifications the standard nonetheless stays comparatively excessive, as we witnessed in he 5-0 win versus Barrow. Gent are clearly of a better customary, however they will not have sufficient to harm the Blues at Stamford Bridge.
Scoreline prediction – Chelsea 4-0 Gent
Chelsea vs Gent – Betting Ideas
Chelsea To Be Successful at Half-Time and Full-Time
– Chelsea have scored 13 objectives in 4 video games
Christopher Nkunku to Rating Two or Extra
– Nkunku scored a hat-trick in his final begin for Chelsea
