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Chelsea<\/a> kick off their pre-season campaign in Australia this week, facing A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers today.<\/p>\n It is also, of course, the first match of Xabi Alonso<\/a>\u2019s tenure with the club, giving fans a first opportunity to get a glimpse of his new brand of football.<\/p>\n He will hope for an easy start to life in royal blue as he faces Western Sydney, who finished bottom of A-League last season with just 21 points taken from 26 matches.<\/p>\n It is the first outing of an extended pre-season campaign for Chelsea, which will also see them face Tottenham<\/a>, Juventus, AC Milan and Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim in Asia and Oceania before returning to London to play Real Sociedad.<\/p>\n Date, kick-off time and venue<\/p>\n Western Sydney Wanderers vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 10.45am BST kick-off on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.<\/p>\n The match will take place at Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n Where to watch Western Sydney Wanderers vs Chelsea<\/p>\n TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on CFC+, Chelsea\u2019s in-house video streaming service.<\/p>\n All of the club\u2019s pre-season fixtures will be broadcast via CFC+, which requires a membership. An annual subscription costs \u00a315, while pay-per-view passes worth \u00a39.99 are also available for each match.<\/p>\n Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport\u2019s live blog.<\/p>\n Chelsea enjoyed an open training session at a packed Accor Stadium on Sunday<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n Western Sydney Wanderers vs Chelsea team news<\/p>\n Also absent are those players who competed into the late stages of the World Cup, including Pedro Neto, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Enzo Fernandez.<\/p>\n Palestra is expected to make his debut here, as will a number of academy players who have made the trip down under.<\/p>\n Estevao, Romeo Lavia and Jamie Gittens are all back fit and expected to feature, as is Levi Colwill.<\/p>\n Debut day: Marco Palestra<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n Western Sydney Wanderers vs Chelsea prediction<\/p>\n As ever in pre-season, the result is not what Xabi Alonso will be preoccupied with as he heads to the Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n He will, however, be confident of getting a result against what on paper is a vastly inferior side.<\/p>\n The best case for Alonso and his team will be to get minutes in the legs of as many players as possible, avoid injury and score a few goals in doing so. We expect them to do exactly that.<\/p>\n Head to head (h2h) history and results<\/p>\n This will be the first meeting between these two teams.<\/p>\n Western Sydney Wanderers vs Chelsea match odds<\/p>\n Western Sydney Wanderers to win: 11\/2<\/p>\n We aim to offer every online gambler and reader of The Standard a safe and fair platform through unbiased reviews and offers from the UK’s best online gambling companies.<\/p>\n Gambling can be addictive, always play responsibly and only bet what you can afford to lose. Gambling sites have a number of tools to assist you to stay in control, including deposit limits and time outs. If you think you have a problem, advice and support is available for you now from BeGambleAware<\/a> or Gamcare<\/a>.<\/p>\n Any offers or odds listed in this article are correct at the time of publication but are subject to change. 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