Is Charlotte FC vs Chelsea on TV? Kick-off time, channel and what Thomas Tuchel has said

Chelsea are back in action on Wednesday night as they continue their tour of the United States, stopping in North Carolina.
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Chelsea are in action this evening as they continue their pre-season preparations.

The Blues are still Stateside as part of their US tour, and they are in North Carolina for their clash with Major League Soccer side Charlotte.

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Thomas Tuchel’s men have already seen off Club America, and they still have a date with London rivals Arsenal to come as part of the Florida Cup.

But before then, they have business to take care of in North Carolina. Here we round up everything you need to know about the fixture.

When is Charlotte FC vs Chelsea?

Charlotte FC vs Chelsea will take place at 12.30am UK time on Thursday, July 21.

The fixture will be help at the Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina.

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The stadium is home to Charlotte FC and NFL team the Carolina Panthers. It holds 38,000 fans for football (Soccer) purposes and 74,867 for NFL games.

Is it on TV?

Chelsea are streaming all of their pre-season fixtures live and free on their official website, as well as The 5th Stand App.

What has Tuchel said?

Chelsea will be able to hand Raheem Sterling his uncompetitive Blues debut for this one.

Tuchel said: “Raheem is absolutely ready to go. He will be on the pitch against Charlotte and we are happy about that. He is excited to play his first match.”

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There is less clarity over whether Kalidou Koulibaly will feature, with Tuchel adding: “We’re a bit torn so I have to speak to him about what we do. He did some training sessions now with us but he’s still in a very individual programme so no double sessions on the pitch.

£109.71m - Raheem Sterling (£50.58m), Gabriel Jesus (£46.98m), Pedro Porro (£7.65m), Ko Itakura (£4.5m)£109.71m - Raheem Sterling (£50.58m), Gabriel Jesus (£46.98m), Pedro Porro (£7.65m), Ko Itakura (£4.5m)
£109.71m - Raheem Sterling (£50.58m), Gabriel Jesus (£46.98m), Pedro Porro (£7.65m), Ko Itakura (£4.5m)

“He trains with the team but there are players who are in the third week of preparation and on a completely different level of physical foundation so it’s not a good match for him to straight away play.

“I don’t want to rule it out completely but it’s very likely that he maybe will not play and we will not see him on the pitch.”

View from the other side

Charlotte interim boss Christian Lattanzio says he will balance the playing time of key stars with his side currently in a playoff chase in MLS.

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“We will try to play our game, even against Chelsea, with respect and with dignity and and they will do the same because there are different objectives,” he said.

“But when you are on the football pitch, you want to do your best, you want to play your best.”

Recent results

Chelsea come into this one on the back of a 2-1 win over Club America thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.

Meanwhile, Charlotte lost 3-2 to Inter Miami last time out despite leading 2-0 in South Florida.

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Prior to that, they beat Nashville 4-1, and they are currently just one point outside the playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.

Though, the defeat to Inter Miami means Phil Neville’s side are now just one point behind them with a game in hand.