Chelsea vs Wrexham: Pre-season details, how to watch, kick-off time & prediction

Chelsea face Wrexham in the opening game of their 2023 pre-season tour of the United States.

It will be the first time Mauricio Pochettino watches his Chelsea side from the dugout after taking over on July 1. He has brought a 29-man squad, with Dujuan Richards only in attendance for training, to America.

Full 29-man Chelsea squad for 2023 USA pre-season tour

Chelsea come up against newly-promoted League Two side Wrexham, who are co-owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Pochettino is excited at the prospect of overseeing the Blues for the very first occasion, with fans getting a first glance at what a Chelsea side under the Argentine could look like.

“So far so good, so happy to be with you here,” the 51-year-old said in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. “First game tomorrow, I’m very excited about our first friendly game. When you are in Chelsea, official all the games. Very happy to be here and working with the players and staff and looking forward to tomorrow.”

The likes of Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto, Nicolas Jackson and Andrey Santos, among many others, could run out for the first time in Chelsea colours against Wrexham.

Here are all of the details ahead of Chelsea versus Wrexham in pre-season.

Date, time, location of Chelsea vs Wrexham

The pre-season fixture will take place on Thursday 20th July at 1am BST at the Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

How to watch Chelsea vs Wrexham

All pre-season tour matches will be available to watch live and free of charge on The 5th Stand app and the official Chelsea website. Broadcasting for each game starts 30 minutes before kick-off.

Full details here.

Prediction

Chelsea 4-0 Wrexham