Ajax vs Chelsea LIVE result: Score, goals and reaction from the Champions League
Frank Lampard’s side travelled to Amsterdam and earned a big three points
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea travelled to Amsterdam where they beat Ajax in the Champions League to claim a major scalp.
Frank Lampard’s side were defeated by Valencia in their opening Group H fixture but recovered with a gritty away win at Lille to restore the club’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages.
And they added a huge three points to their haul with an impressive and mature display from Frank Lampard's young side.
Match preview:
When is it?
Kick-off is at 5:55pm BST on Wednesday 23rd October.
How can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 5:15pm.
Subscribers to BT Sport can watch the game online or on mobile via the BT Sport player and BT Sport app.
Team news
N’golo Kante and Ross Barkley have been ruled out of the fixture, however, Callum Hudson-Odoi is in line to make his first Champions League start. Starlet Billy Gilmour has also travelled to Amsterdam.
Ajax have no fresh concerns, however, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar may drop out of the starting eleven that defeated RKC Waalwijk on the weekend. Nico Tagliafico returns from suspension.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
48 mins: Tomori covers for Alonso and puts the ball out for a corner. Ziyech whips it in and Tomori heads it behind for another corner.
Promes plays a short ball and widens the angle to cross the ball into the box but Chelsea clear and break. Willian knocks the ball past Tadic and the Ajax captain brings him down for a yellow card.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
51 mins: Mount looks to cross the ball to Abraham and Hudson-Odoi who has drifted into the box but Ajax put the ball out for a corner before it reaches them. The corner comes in and is headed out again.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
54 mins: Good defending from Azpilicueta as Alvarez and Promes combine to get the striker into the box. Azpilicueta is aware of the one-two and he nips in to take the ball and clear it away.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
57 mins: Chelsea are playing really well but they are missing the final clinical pass to set up a goal scoring opportunity. Otherwise they've kept Ajax quiet and controlled the ball when they have it in their possession.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
60 mins: Hit the post! An Ajax corner comes into the box and Alvarez wins the header to put the balls towards goal but it rebounds off the far post. Blind picks up the loose ball, steps over it and shoots but Kepa makes the save.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
63 mins: Azpilicueta runs the ball up the pitch, Chelsea have a bunch of men forward so he's got plenty of space to run into. Willian is on his right and he gives him the ball. Willian looks for Abraham in the box but has the cross blocked.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
66 mins: Martinez is shown a yellow for a slap to Jorginho's face. Tagliafico tackles Abraham heavily as well before the play is stopped but he isn't punished. Chelsea win a free kick.
Pulisic replaces Willian for Chelsea.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
69 mins: Tomori fouls Veltman and Ajax half a free kick in their own box. They work the ball down the left and get Tadic into Chelsea's area. Zouma holds his ground and Tadic fouls him.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
72 mins: Batshuayi replaces Abraham up front for Chelsea as Frank Lampard goes searching for a winning goal.
Batshuayi sends Alonso forward to run into the open space on the left wing. Alonso tries to return the pass but gives it back to Ajax instead.
Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea
75 mins: What a chance! That was it, that was the big one for Chelsea. Pulisic runs the ball into the middle and shoots but Alvarez who's been tracking his run gets to the ball to deflect it. The deflection takes the ball into the path of Batshuayi who has just the goalkeeper to beat from inside the box but he boots the ball over the bar!
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