Comments and predictions for Chelsea vs Los Angeles: Drowning the American team

Latest Chelsea vs Los Angeles team information

In the opening match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Chelsea will not have the service of central defender Wesley Fofana because this player is still in the process of recovering from a long-term injury. However, the remaining force of The Blues is still very abundant and high quality, with young faces in high form such as Palmer, Madueke or Jackson.

On the other side of the front line, Los Angeles FC has the strongest lineup with no injuries or suspensions before the match. Notably, the American team will field two veteran French stars, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and striker Olivier Giroud - both of whom won the 2018 World Cup. However, the age and decline in form of this duo could be a major limitation in the encounter with Chelsea.

Latest expected lineup for Chelsea vs Los Angeles

• Chelsea (4-2-3-1):Sanchez; James, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson.
• Los Angeles (4-3-3):Lloris; Palencia, Long, Segura, Hollingshead; Tillman, Jesus, Delgado; Martinez, Giroud, Bouanga.

Latest football commentary on Chelsea vs Los Angeles

The match between Chelsea and Los Angeles FC at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a clash between two footballing nations of clearly different levels and classes. Chelsea, with a young but potential squad under the guidance of coach Enzo Maresca, is showing very impressive form. Winning the 2024/25 UEFA Europa Conference League helped the London team become the first club in European history to complete the "collection" of UEFA cups. More importantly, they are having an extremely impressive streak with 5 consecutive wins, scoring many goals and keeping clean sheets regularly. Names like Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson or Madueke are all playing with very high spirit and confidence.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles FC is the only representative of MLS to participate in this tournament, and is also the last team to qualify. Although there are two experienced stars, Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud - who won the 2018 World Cup with the French team - at the age of 38, both are no longer at the top level. Los Angeles's playing style depends a lot on Giroud, while the defense has shown many weaknesses against teams with good speed and ball control. Their form is also quite erratic, with only 1 win in the last 4 matches (in 90 minutes).

In every aspect – from squad quality, international experience, to recent form – Chelsea are clearly superior. With high morale, good squad depth and stability in their playing style, The Blues are fully capable of overwhelming Los Angeles and winning convincingly in their opening match of the 2025 Club World Cup.

Latest Chelsea vs Los Angeles score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Chelsea vs Los Angelesas follows:

• Sportsmole:Chelsea 3-2 Los Angeles

• WhoScore:Chelsea 3-1 Los Angeles
• Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 3-1 Los Angeles

When and where to watch Chelsea vs Los Angeles live?

To watch live the match Chelsea vs Los Angeles in the FIFA Club World Cup taking place at 2:00 a.m. on June 17, viewers can watch onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.