Now World ViewHello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Chelsea's Conference League round of 16 second-leg against Copenhagen this evening.
After the Blues edged the first-leg in Denmark last week, the west Londoners have home advantage tonight as they look to protect their 2-1 lead at Stamford Bridge. Enzo Maresca called on the supporters to produce more following Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Leicester City at the weekend and the Italian head coach will be hoping to see a reaction tonight from those in SW6.
Reece James, Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer all returned to training on Wednesday afternoon as the Chelsea players were put through their paces in Cobham. The trio had missed the session 24 hours before with a sickness bug going around the camp in recent days.
Malo Gusto, who limped off in the win in the Danish capital seven days ago, was not present in training and is expected to miss tonight’s second-leg. For Copenhagen, they will be encouraged by some of the opportunities they created against the Blues last week – and, of course, that late goal courtesy of Gabriel Pereira that ensured the tie is still in the balance.
Bobby Vincent will be keeping you up-to-date with all the goings on at Stamford Bridge throughout the evening. All you have to do is scroll down. Kick-off in west London is set for 8pm GMT with team news coming around an hour before that.
Key Events
- FULL-TIME21:52
- Goal! Chelsea 1-0 Copenhagen (Dewsbury-Hall)21:13
- Chelsea half-time player ratings20:47
- HALF-TIME20:46
- KICK-OFF20:01
21:52KEY EVENT
FULL-TIME
Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Conference League. A goal from Dewsbury-Hall is enough for the Blues on the night. 1-0 this evening and 3-1 on aggregate.
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21:48Bobby Vincent
Five added minutes
Not long to go.
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21:47Bobby Vincent
Chelsea debut
Here comes Genesis Antwi. The 17-year-old replaces Neto in the 90th minute.
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21:41Bobby Vincent
Chance for Copenhagen
Chelsea give it away and Robert is allowed to run with the ball. He shoots from just outside of the box and drags it well wide. Should have done a lot better. Bit of a let off for the Blues.
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21:36Bobby Vincent
Another Chelsea change
James is coming on for the final part of this game. The Blues captain replaces Caicedo. Chelsea lead 1-0 on 79 minutes.
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21:23Bobby Vincent
Nkunku comes on
Nkunku is now on. He replaces Sancho on 65 minutes.
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21:22Bobby Vincent
Close from Palmer
Palmer drives with the ball up until the edge of the box when he fires low on his left foot. Unfortunately, the wait for a goal goes on for Palmer with the ball going just wide.
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21:20Bobby Vincent
Neto shot saved
A bit livelier from Neto at the start of the second-half. The Portuguese fires a shot from the edge of the box but it is relatively straightforward for the goalkeeper.
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21:13KEY EVENT
Goal! Chelsea 1-0 Copenhagen (Dewsbury-Hall)
Chelsea have the opener! Dewsbury-Hall needed that. He dribbles with the ball at the edge of the box and gets a bit of fortune, bundling his way through. A fine finish from Chelsea's No.22.
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21:07Bobby Vincent
Better from Chelsea
A much better start to the second-half from a Chelsea point of view. Sancho with a shot that is straight at Ramaj but parried away from the Copenhagen goalkeeper. More tempo.
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21:05Bobby Vincent
A shot!
The first shot of the game from Chelsea and it has taken 47 minutes. Chalobah cannot guide his volley on target after a fine cross from Palmer.
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21:02Bobby Vincent
Back underway – double change for Chelsea
Palmer and Cucurella are coming on for the Blues for the start of the second-half. Off come Fernandez and Acheampong.
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20:47KEY EVENT
Chelsea half-time player ratings
Jorgensen – 6
Chalobah – 6
Tosin – 6
Badiashile – 5
Acheampong – 7
Caicedo – 6
Fernandez – 5
George – 6
Dewsbury-Hall – 4
Sancho – 4
Neto – 5
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20:46KEY EVENT
HALF-TIME
Goalless. No shots from Chelsea. Too slow, too predictable and a lack of intent going forward.
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20:43Bobby Vincent
Half chance
Copenhagen with another half chance – perhaps more of a three-quarter chance. Claesson's header from a corner is straight at Jorgensen. The first shot on target of the game.
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20:38Bobby Vincent
Nearly!
Finally, a player sprinting with the ball. George bombs down the right wing and looks to feed Neto, who is making the run in behind the defenders, but the pass has a bit too much on it. Almost 40 minutes into this one and Chelsea are yet to register a shot.
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20:22Bobby Vincent
No shots
We're over 20 minutes into the game now and it remains goalless. In fact, Chelsea are yet to register a single shot. Slow start.
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20:15Bobby Vincent
Great defending
Some excellent defending from Acheampong, who has started brilliantly at Stamford Bridge. The defender throws his body in the way of a shot from Huescas that would definitely have at least tested Jorgensen. The best chance for either side in the opening 15 minutes.
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20:05Bobby Vincent
Half chance for Copenhagen
The Danes have the first half chance of the game. Badiashile, driving with the ball, looks to play a pass into midfield but it is intercepted. A cross then comes into Achouri but the Copenhagen man's header is well over Jorgensen's crossbar.
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20:02Bobby Vincent
Chelsea shape
As expected, Acheampong is the man who is inverting into the midfield early on. Badiashile as the left centre-back with Acheampong pushing forward to partner Caicedo.
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20:01KEY EVENT
KICK-OFF
Underway at Stamford Bridge.
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19:56Bobby Vincent
Teams are out
The two teams are walking onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge. Kick-off is moments away.
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19:49Bobby Vincent
Enzo on tonight's game
Speaking to TNT Sports, Enzo Maresca was asked about his preparations for this evening's second-leg. The Chelsea head coach said:
We try to prepare the game in the best way. Hopefully we can win the game. The priority is tonight's game. We can be in the quarter-final. The most important thing is tonight's game.
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19:35Bobby Vincent
25-minute warning
The warm-ups are almost done at Stamford Bridge and then the players will head back down the tunnel to complete their final preparations.
We're 25 minutes away from kick-off in SW6.
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19:11Bobby Vincent
Palmer named on the bench
Perhaps a bit of a surprise that Cole Palmer is not in the line-up this evening, but given his recent form, the decision to leave him on the bench has been coming.
Palmer, without a goal in his last nine matches in all competitions, is not included in a Chelsea starting XI for the first time since January 11 when the Blues beat Morecambe at Stamford Bridge.
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18:57Bobby Vincent
Copenhagen team news
Here is how the visitors are setting up this evening: Ramaj, Diks, Pereira, Hatzidiakos, Claesson, Elyounoussi, Huescas, Froholdt, Meling, Achouri, Clem.
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18:46KEY EVENT
TEAM NEWS
Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Chalobah, Tosin, Badiashile; Caicedo, Fernandez; George, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho; Neto.
Chelsea subs: Sanchez, Bergstrom, Colwill, Murray-Campbell, Cucurella, Antwi, James, Amougou, Walsh, Palmer, Mheuka, Nkunku.
16-year-old Reggie Walsh is named on the bench for Chelsea this evening. If he comes on for any minutes, he will become the second youngest player in the club's history to play for the first team.
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18:31Bobby Vincent
Team news soon
We are around 30 minutes from the team news dropping. What sort of XI do you want to see Enzo Maresca field this evening? Will there be a space for Cole Palmer?
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17:37Bobby Vincent
First-leg highlights
Did you miss the action from the first-leg? Not to worry, we have you covered!
In the reverse leg… #CFC | #UECLpic.twitter.com/T5IhllQOLQ
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 13, 2025
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17:19Bobby Vincent
Seven from seven for Chelsea
It has been some run in the Conference League thus far for Chelsea. Since the start of the league phase, the Blues have a 100% record, where they have scored 28 goals and conceded just six:
League phase:
Chelsea 4-2 Gent
Panathinaikos 1-4 Chelsea
Chelsea 8-0 Noah
Heidenheim 0-2 Chelsea
Astana 1-3 Chelsea
Chelsea 5-1 Shamrock Rovers
Round of 16:
Copenhagen 1-2 Chelsea
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