Chelsea started the pre-season with an away match against Western Sydney Wanderers. This is coach Xabi Alonso's first match since taking over the London team.
The home team enters the match after a forgettable season. Western Sydney Wanderers are only at the bottom of the A-League 2025-2026 table with 21 points, the worst record in club history.
As a result, coach Alen Stajcic was sacked in January and Ufuk Talay was appointed with the task of reviving the team.
Wanderers have only scored 27 goals after the whole season, the fewest in the league. However, this team has somewhat regained confidence after a 2-0 victory over Tigers FC in the 32nd round of the Australian National Cup. This is also their first victory in an official match after a streak of 8 matches of only draws and losses.
However, Wanderers do not have a good record every time they face English representatives. The last time they faced a Premier League club, they lost to Everton 1-5 in a friendly match in 2022.
Meanwhile, Chelsea also experienced a disappointing 2025-2026 season when they only ranked 10th in the Premier League and did not qualify for European cups. The London team scored 58 goals, the second lowest number for the club in the 21st century, and conceded 52 times.
The Blues' season-end form is also not optimistic as they have only won 3 of their last 14 matches in all competitions, along with a draw and 10 defeats. They closed the season with a defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
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