Team news Champions League : Salzburg vs Chelsea
Graham Potter's Chelsea travel to Austria to face Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The Blues are looking to return to winning ways after drawing 1-1 at home to Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday with Brentford also holding Chelsea to a 0-0 draw last week.
Red Bull Salzburg are unbeaten in their last 16 matches in all competitions and will kick off this match in second place in Group E.
Red Bull Salzburg play host to Chelsea at Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria.It kicks off at 5.45 p.m. BST on Tuesday, October 25.
Salzburg team news
Salzburg's injury issues don't get any easier. Midfielder Luca Sucic is the latest doubt with a muscle injury, and although there is some confidence he will be fit, the youngster is at risk of joining Justin Omoregie, Fernando, Ousmane Diakite, Nicolas Capaldo, Sekou Koita and Dijon Kameri on the sidelines.
Veteran captain Andreas Ulmer is optimistic that a recent knock won't prevent him from starting here.
Chelsea team news
Kalidou Koulibaly missed the Manchester United game with a knee injury, while a similar issue was expected to limit Mateo Kovacic's minutes before a major tactical rejig was needed to salvage something from the game. The Croatian is unlikely to start this one as a result.
Reece James, N'Golo Kante and Wesley Fofana all remain out.
Salzburg vs Chelsea score prediction
Despite their undefeated streak under Potter, things aren't really clicking for Chelsea at either end of the field and their tactical imbalance against Man Utd will have the boss wondering how best to set his side up against another team that like to overload the midfield.
We saw earlier this season that Salzburg are capable of getting something against this Chelsea side when they're not at their best, and they'll fancy their chances of getting at least one goal.
Chelsea aren't scoring too freely at the minute but they will expect to find their shooting boots against this calibre of opposition and force their way into the next round of the Champions League.
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