Liam Delap marked his Chelsea debut with an assist as the Blues kicked off their Club World Cup campaign by beating LAFC 2-0. Delap was named on the bench for the game in Atlanta, which was played in front of just over 20,

Liam Delap has urged Nicolas Jackson to embrace the ‘competition’ he will bring to Chelsea after impressing on his debut for the club. Delap enjoyed a lively cameo in Chelsea’s opening Club World Cup win over Los Angeles FC at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia.

It was an afternoon to remember for Liam Delap as the striker made his much-anticipated debut for Chelsea in their Club World Cup clash against Los Angeles FC. The 22-year-old, who turned down a move to Manchester United in favour of Chelsea, made a productive 26-minute cameo for Enzo Maresca's side as they came out 2-0 winners.

Chelsea kicked off their 2025 Club World Cup campaign with victory over LAFC at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday.

CHELSEA have got their Club World Cup campaign off to the perfect start after comfortably beating LAFC 2-0 in Atlanta. Pedro Neto gave the Blues a first-half lead after going on a mazy run before

His talisman’s performance in the Europa Conference League final against Real Betis notwithstanding, Cole Palmer has gone a little off the boil in recent months. He has not scored in open play since mid-January, netting in the Premier League against Bournemouth. A virtuoso performance and goal or two tonight would not go amiss.

Chelsea begin our Club World Cup adventure with a matchup against MLS contenders Los Angeles FC, who are the replacement team for Club León. On paper, we are the favorites for this game — and for all our group games — but LAFC are in decent form and in the middle of their season and we’re practically on holidays after a long-long season.

PEDRO NETO and Enzo Fernandez sunk Los Angeles FC to open Chelsea’s Club World Cup account. Portuguese wizard Neto was at his tricky best as the Blues battled past the MLS side in Atlanta.

Liam Delap's absence, having joined up with Chelsea and headed off to the Club World Cup, meant that England's youngsters headed to Slovakia this summer without a traditional No 9. That absence wasn't felt in the opening 3-1 win over Czech Republic but ...