The team news comes in from the Voith-Arena ahead of Chelsea’s Conference League match against 1. FC Heidenheim on Thursday evening.

Filip Jorgensen returns in goal and retains his place as Chelsea’s Conference League goalkeeper, while Axel Disasi is named captain. He will likely play on the right side of defense due to the absence of Malo Gusto and Reece James.

Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badiashile will play in central defence, with the Frenchman keen to build on an impressive performance against Leicester.

Renato Veiga will look to impress when deployed as a left back. He will most likely be assigned a more attacking role, with Cesare Casadei and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall occupying the more defensive positions in midfield.

An attacking side ends up relying on Christopher Nkunku in the number 10 position, the role that Enzo Maresc admitted was the best for the Frenchman. Jadon Sancho and Mykhailo Mudryk are deployed out wide, with Marc Guiu getting a rare attacking start.

Here is the confirmed team news from the Voith-Arena for Chelsea against Heidenheim in the Conference League.

Chelsea

From XI: Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Badiashile, Veiga, Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall, Nkunku, Sancho, Mudryk, Guiu

Bank: Sanchez, Bergstrom, Colwill, Madueke, Felix, Chukwuemeka, George, Dyer, Rak-Saky, Mheuka

Heidenheim

From XI: Müller, Siersleben, Mainka, Leo Scienza, Wanner, Honsak, Traore, Kaufmann, Theuerkauf, Maloney, Dorsch

Bank: Eicher, Feller, Busch, Schoppner, Gimber, Breunig, Fohrenbach, Kerber, Beck, Negele, Conteh, Janes