Chelsea have confirmed the travelling squad for their Conference League fixture against 1. FC Heidenheim on Thursday night.

Chelsea will likely make several changes for Thursday's UEFA Conference League game at Heidenheim, especially with Aston Villa their next Premier League opponents.

Gusto and Neto have not travelled with the squad for their Conference League clash with Bundesliga strugglers Heidenheim. French defender Gusto missed Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Leicester because of illness while Portugal winger Neto was injured during the recent international break.

Chelsea welcomed back youngster Josh Acheampong to first-team training ahead of their Conference League clash against 1. FC Heidenheim. The 18-year-old has been

Enzo Maresca will make wholesale changes from the team that beat his former employers Leicester City at the weekend, with an entirely new starting XI potentially lining up in Heidenheim. Chelsea's Conference League lineup have proved too hot to handle this term, scoring 16 and conceding just three in their opening three league phase matches.

Chelsea have once again left a host of first-team stars in London as they travel to Germany to face Heidenheim in the Conference League.

Chelsea academy defender Josh Acheampong trained with the first-team squad this morning (Wednesday) — a sign that his exile from competitive action could be over. As The Athletic exclusively revealed last month,

Back in the 2007/08 season, Heidenheim were playing in the fifth tier of German football.Fast forward to 2024 and they're preparing to face Chelsea in the UEFA Europa Conference League - and,