Where to watch Chelsea vs. Club America live stream, TV channel, start time, lineups for preseason friendly

07-31-2024
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Chelsea are next in preseason against Mexican side Club America on July 31 in Atlanta.

Enzo Maresca kicked off his Blues career with a 2-2 friendly draw against EFL League One side Wrexham and followed that up with a 4-1 defeat to Celtic.

Following this game, Chelsea still have two more fixtures on their USA preseason schedule, as they take on Manchester City and Real Madrid.

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The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.

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What time does Chelsea vs. Club America kick off?

This preseason friendly takes place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, USA and kicks off on Wednesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

  Date Kickoff time
USA Wed, Jul. 31 7:30 p.m. ET
Canada Wed, Jul. 31 7:30 p.m. ET
UK Thu, Aug. 1 12:30 a.m. BST
Australia Thu, Aug. 1 9:30 a.m. AEST
India Thu, Aug. 1 5 a.m. IST

Chelsea vs. Club America live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this friendly match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

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Region TV Streaming
USA ESPN Deportes, TUDN ESPN+, Fubo, TUDN App/website 
Canada

Chelsea TV 

UK Chelsea TV 
Australia Paramount+
India Chelsea TV

USA: This game is available for live broadcast in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. Streaming options are available on ESPN+ and Fubo (Spanish) with the latter offering a FREE trial.

TUDN is also an option for Spanish listeners.

Canada/Australia/UK/India: In other major territories the game is available to be streamed via club channel Chelsea TV.

Paramount+ is also streaming the game for fans in Australia.

Chelsea vs. Club America lineups, team news

Maresca will look to rotate his team again, after failing to win a game so far in the USA, and Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell and Tosin Adarabioyo could all come into a reshuffled starting XI.

Chelsea predicted XI (3-4-3 right to left): Sanchez (GK) — Fofana, Badiashile, Tosin — James, Lavia, Veiga, Chilwell — Sterling, Guiu, Nkunku.

Club America are currently at the start of their Liga MX season, alongside their Leagues Cup campaign, but they will name a strong team against the Blues.

Club America predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Malagon (GK) — Reyes, Araujo,  Lichnovsky, Calderon — R. Sanchez, dos Santos — Dilrosun, Fidalgo, E. Sanchez — Martin