Filip Jorgensen is named in goal, the defense in front of him consists of captain Axel Disasi, Toisin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Renato Veiga.

Cesare Casadei and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are the central midfielders. In front of them, Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk and Christopher Nkunku form an exciting front four.

Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Cole Palmer were not named to our Conference League squad as their minutes are being managed this season.

17-year-old Academy midfielder Kiano Dyer is on the bench for the first time.

Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son Andri starts for Gent.

Chelsea: Jorgensen; Disasi (c), Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga; Casadei, Dewsbury Hall; Neto, Joao Felix, Mudryk; Nkunku

Subs: Sanchez, Bergstrom, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Dyer, George, Madueke, Guiu

Mister: Roof; Gambor, Watanabe, Mitrovic (c), Brown, Torunarigha, Ito, Delorge, Fadiga, Gudjohnsen, Surdez

Subs: Schmidt, Gandelman, Vancsa, Gerkens, Sonko, Samoise, Araujo, Dean, Kums, Fortuna, De Vlieger, Varela

The referee is Daniel Schlager from Germany.