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Date: Tuesday 25th October, 2022
Time: 5:45 pm
Stadium  Red Bull Arena
Referee    Sandro Schaerer (Switzerland)
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Team News
FC Salzburg
Salzburg have an unenviable list of absentees to deal with for the visit of Chelsea, as Justin Omoregie (hamstring), Fernando (thigh), Ousmane Diakite (ACL), Nicolas Capaldo (knee), Sekou Koita (thigh) and Dijon Kameri (shoulder) are all among the players expected to miss out.

Key midfielder Luka Sucic has also emerged as a fresh concern with an adductor injury after being forced to pull out of the draw with Sturm Graz at the last minute, but 36-year-old captain Andreas Ulmer is hopeful that he will come back from a knock to line up from the off.

Strahinja Pavlovic was sent off at the weekend but will hold his place in the backline here, and Benjamin Sesko will be vying to return to the attacking line in place of Junior Adamu, with Noah Okafor aiming to build on the three Champions League goals that he has already struck this term.
Red Bull Salzburg possible starting lineup:
Kohn; Dedic, Solet, Pavlovic, Ulmer; Kjaergaard, Gourna-Douath, Seiwald; Sucic; Okafor, Sesko

Chelsea
Chelsea's treatment room is not as brimming, but Wesley Fofana and Reece James remain out of contention with their knee injuries, and N'Golo Kante will take a few months to recuperate from hamstring surgery.

Kalidou Koulibaly was a notable absentee from the draw with Man United, and Potter subsequently revealed that the Senegal defender experienced knee pain after the Brentford stalemate, and he will need assessing here. Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic's failure to start on Saturday was down to careful management over his own knee issue.

Potter had no room for sentiment against Man United, taking off ex-Brighton & Hove Albion colleague Marc Cucurella in an early switch to a back four, and the Blues boss could make such a change from the first whistle here if Koulibaly is indeed ruled out.
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Kepa; Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Silva, Chilwell; Gallagher, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek; Mount, Havertz, Sterling
Prediction: Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Chelsea

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