The Blues are in Sweden as our Champions League campaign resumes away at Malmo, and we bring you all the key pre-match statistics and information you need...
Malmo vs Chelsea head-to-head
Malmo (3-5-2): Dahlin; Nielsen, Bengtsson, Safari; Vindheim, Christiansen (Gall 81), Bachirou, Traustason (Lewicki 70), Rieks; Antonsson (Strandberg 70), Rosenberg (c)Unused subs: Melicharek, Larsson, Binaku, AhmedhodzicScorer: Christiansen 80Head coach: Uwe Rosler
Chelsea (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho (Kante 73), Barkley; Pedro (Hudson-Odoi 84), Giroud, Willian (Hazard 71)Unused subs: Caballero, Zappacosta, Rudiger, HiguainScorers: Barkley 30, Giroud 58Head coach: Maurizio Sarri
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Attendance: 20,312
Chelsea stats
Chelsea are looking to avoid losing consecutive away Champions League games for the first time since November 2012 when we lost to Shakhtar Donetsk and Juventus in the group stage when Roberto Di Matteo was in charge.
Our next goal will be the 500th to be scored by Chelsea in European competitive matches.
Chelsea need to score two goals to reach 2,000 since Roman Abramovich purchased the club in 2003.
Thomas Tuchel’s side are seeking a seventh successive win (include the one on penalties against Southampton) since our defeat to Juventus on 29 September.
Our 34 goals this season have come from 17 different players plus one own goal. The club record in a single season is 20 (excluding own goals), which we achieved in 2015/16. Cesar Azpilicueta, Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Malang Sarr and Saul have still to find the net this term.
Chelsea have kept more clean sheets (11) than any other side in the Champions League since the start of last season, conceding just five goals from 16 games in the competition during this period.
The Matchday Two defeat at Juventus was only Chelsea's fourth in our last 22 Champions League matches (13 wins, five defeats).
Thomas Tuchel has now been in charge at Chelsea for 10 games in the Champions League. We have conceded three goals under the German so far, which is the joint-fewest for a manager’s first 10 games at a club in the competition (along with Fabio Capello at AC Milan and Jose Mourinho in Real Madrid).
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Malmo stats
Last season Allsvenskan: ChampionsSvenska Cupen: Group stageEuropa League: Play-off roundTop scorer all competitions: Isaac Kiese Thelin - 17
Malmo won their fifth Allsvenskan league title in the last eight seasons in 2020 and just missed out on their first league and cup double since 1989. The Swedish season runs between April and December.
Malmo started their Champions League campaign on 7 July. Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side defeated Riga, HJK Helsinki and Rangers in the first three qualifying rounds before beating Ludogorets in the play-offs.
Malmo's two previous Champions League group-stage campaigns came in 2014/15 and 2015/16 when they finished fourth on both occasions.
Malmo have lost their last six Champions League group games by an aggregate score of 0-28.
Prior to 2021/22, Malmo’s only previous meeting in the European Cup with an English team was in the 1979 final, losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in Munich.
Malmo have lost seven of their eight previous games against English clubs in European competitions, including the last four. Their only victory was at home to Nottingham Forest (2-1) in the 1995/96 UEFA Cup first round.
Until this season, Jon Dahl Tomasson had never managed a side against Chelsea although he has played against us for Newcastle in 1997 and twice for Feyenoord in 1999/2000, losing on all three occasions.
This season’s Champions League group stageMalmo 0-3 JuventusZenit St Petersburg 4-0 MalmoChelsea 4-0 Malmo
Matchday three
Chelsea 4 Malmo 0
Champions League Group H, Stamford Bridge, 20.10.21, 8pm
Malmo's major summer signings
Malik Abubakari - MoreirenseIsmael Diawara - DegerforsPeter Gwargis - BrightonNiklas Moisander - Werder BremenMartin Olsson - HackenSergio Pena - Emmen
Discipline
There are no suspensions
In the Champions League, three yellow cards will result in a one-match-suspension in the competition.
Booking list
Malmo: Brorsson 2, Nielsen 2, Christiansen 1, Larsson 1, Rakip 1
Chelsea: Alonso 1, Azpilicueta 1, Rudiger 1, Ziyech 1