Chelsea vs Wrexham friendly match: know kickoff time, tv, live streaming, team news, prediction

Chelsea will take on Wrexham in a friendly match on Wednesday in their preseason action. It will be Mauricio Pochettino’s first match as a Chelsea manager when his boys will clash with Ryan Reynolds' team in North Carolina.

The year 2022-23 has been a horrible year for Chelsea as they finished 12th in the Premier League table and shuffled three managers one after the other So, Mauricio Pochettino’s main challenge will be to rebuild the Blues so that they can once again be a strong contender for the trophy.

On the other hand, Wrexham have been on an upward trajectory since the time Ryan Reynolds took over the charge. The club has been promoted to tier four for the first time since 2008 and its popularity has hit the sky.

Kickoff Time, Live Stream

Chelsea vs Wrexham match will be played at North Carolina’s Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. It will kick off July 19, at 7 pm local time. But, for the U.K. and Australia, the kickoff time will be July 20, 12.30 am BST and 9.30 AEST respectively. It will be 5 am IST in India.

TV, Live Stream

The match will be available live stream on the website and app of Chelsea FC. In the U.S.A. ESPN TV and ESPN Deportes will broadcast the match live, while ESPN+ and Fubo will stream it live. It can be watched in the U.K. on Chelsea.com and the app 5TH Stand.

Team News

Wrexham’s new recruits Christopher Nkunku and Nico Jackson may get an opportunity to perform. At the same time, Mauricio Pochettino is likely to field Levi Colwill, who has been taken on loan from Brighton. Wesley Fofana has injured himself while Ethan Ampadu has gone to Leeds United. American goalkeeper Gaga Slonina is most likely to get an opportunity to perform in his motherland to impress his compatriots.

On the other hand, Chelse are most likely to follow their lineup of 4-3-3 and filed Gusto, Colwill, Silva, Maatsen — Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Hall — Mudryk, Jackson, Nkunku, besides goalkeeper Slonina. Wrexham are most likely to adopt the lineup of 4-4-2 and they may field Boyle, Tozer, McFadzean, Hosannah — Young, Cannon, Barnett, Forde — Watters, Mullin, besides goalkeeper Foster.

Prediction

Though Chelsea are yet to come out of the shadow of last year’s extremely bad performance, the experts feel that Wrexham are not a match for it and the result may be 3-0 in favour of Chelsea.

FAQs:

Q1:Why is this friendly match important for Chelsea?
The year 2022-23 has been a horrible year for Chelsea as they finished 12th at the Premier League table and shuffled three managers one after the other So, Mauricio Pochettino’s main challenge will be to rebuild the Blues so that they can once again be a strong contender for the trophy.

Q2:Who is the manager of Wrexham, why is he so bullish on the friendly match?
Wrexham have been on an upward trajectory since the time Ryan Reynolds took over the charge. The club has been promoted to tier four for the first time since 2008 and its popularity has hit the sky.