Chelsea confirm first pre-season friendly fixture

Chelsea's first pre-season fixture of the summer has been confirmed and they will take on Championship side Peterborough United on Saturday. The friendly match will most likely be played at the Cobham training ground behind closed doors. Tuchel will have a very experimental squad to choose from with none of his international players, who make up a majority of his first team squad. Ross Barkley returned to the training ground on Tuesday. Other senior stars including Edouard Mendy, Kepa, Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic, Marcos Alonso, Tammy Abraham and Callum Hudson-Odoi will be available to Tuchel. The Blues will head to a training camp in Ireland for a week within the next fortnight where they are expected to play another friendly match before returning to London. Chelsea take on Arsenal at the Emirates on August 1 before hosting Spurs three days later at Stamford Bridge.   Source - football.london Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!  

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