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Chelsea finished their Europa Conference League campaign with a trip to Shamrock Rovers on Thursday evening.
The Blues have already qualified for the last 16 of the competition next week 3-1 victory for Kazakhstani outfit Astanabut they will be keen to maintain their good record in the league and finish top on Thursday.
Chelsea are the only team to have won all five of their league games and have done so at a canter despite making significant changes to their starting line-up for each game. Enzo Maresca will take a changed XI on Thursday which should be an eighth win in all competitions.
Irish side Shamrock Rovers remained unbeaten in the league stage, but could only guarantee progress to the last 16 with a win on Thursday. They are confident of a place in the play-offs, however, following three wins and two draws.
Here we are 90m is lead to Chelsea‘The last European meeting of the year.
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers H2H Record
This is the first match between Chelsea and Shamrock Rovers.
Current form (all competitions)
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Chelsea |
Shamrock Rovers |
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Chelsea 2-1 Brentford – 15/12/25 |
Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Borac Banja Luka – 12/12/24 |
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Astana 1-3 Chelsea – 12/12/24 |
Rapid Wien 1-1 Shamrock Rovers – 28/11/24 |
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Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea – 08/12/24 |
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 TNS – 07/11/24 |
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Southampton 1-5 Chelsea – 04/12/24 |
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Waterford – 01/11/24 |
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Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa – 01/12/24 |
Dundalk 0-1 Shamrock Rovers – 27/10/24 |
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The world |
TV show / live stream |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, access +, access + App |
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United States |
Paramount+, ViX |
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Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Mykhailo Mudryk will be missing from Thursday’s tournament later He recently failed a drug test. A Ukrainian, who has always been there Conference Leaguehe has been suspended from football and could be banned for a long time.
Wesley Fofana and Reece James are both still missing with hip injuries, although the former has not been included in Chelsea’s league squad. This also applies to Cole Palmer, who will be rested during the week.
Benoit Badiashile missed the weekend due to injury and Maresca did not specify when he will be sidelined, while Marc Cucurella is available on Thursday though. receiving a red card against Brentford. He will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Everton next week.
Most of the starters for Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Brentford on Sunday will be absent against Shamrock Rovers. Maresca needs to rotate most of his starting XI and give the younger players a chance to improve.
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers predictions (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; Acheampong, Adarabioyo, Disasi, Cucurella; Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall; George, Chicken, Felix; Boy.
Shamrock Rovers ended their league season at the start of November and were disappointed on the final day when Shelbourne beat them to the title. However, they have not let the rust get in the way of their European form, with two wins and a draw in the Conference League since then.
Chelsea will be a completely different proposition to Stephen Bradley’s team and will be the big bosses on Thursday. They have a number of players who could cause problems for the Blues, however, including 21-year-old striker Johnny Kenny who has scored five goals in as many league games.
Shamrock Rovers predicted match vs Chelsea (3-5-2): Pohls; Cleary, Lopes, Grace; Honohan, O’Neil, Poom, Watts, Burns; Farrugia, Kenny.
Chelsea are comfortable in the league stage and should have no problem maintaining their good record on Thursday evening. Rovers have put up a strong team against some of the lesser-known players in the competition, but the trip to Stamford Bridge should be a tough one.
The Blues have made major changes to their starting XI but some first-team players could be in for a big-money move to freshen up. This could prove difficult for Rovers, who have played few matches in the last two months.
