Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Champions League clash between Chelsea and Roma at Stamford Bridge. The Blues will be hoping to bounce back from their surprise Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace by maintaining their 100 per cent record in Group C and taking a big step towards the knockout stages. Roma, who are fifth in Serie A after Saturday's loss at home to Napoli, have four points from two games in this pool and will undoubtedly provide a stern test. Both sides will be aiming to take advantage of Atletico's shock result at Qarabag. Kick off 19.45 BST.
Champions League / Group Stage
Stamford Bridge / 18.10.2017
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- David Luiz(11')
- E. Hazard(37', 75')
- A. Kolarov(40')
- E. Dzeko(64', 70')
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Updated 18/10/2017 at 21:38 GMT+1
5'
A former Blues boss is an interested spectator at the Bridge tonight.
4'
Kolarov works it wide to Perotti, who glides beyond Fabregas to the left byline before seeing his cross nodded to safety.
3'
Early free kick to Roma as Luiz bundles over Dzeko. It's 40 yards out and Kolarov is over it.
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1st Half
1'
KICK OFF! Chelsea get the contest up and running.
19.40
Roma don't tend to do well in England, having won one and lost nine of 15 visits to these shores. That solitary success came in the 200-01 UEFA Cup at Liverpool.
19.35
Chelsea have won their Champions League group on their past three appearances in the competition. Indeed, the Blues have topped their pool 11 times overall - are they on their way to a delightful dozen?
19.30
A BIT OF PREVIOUS: The sides last met in the 2008-09 Champions League with the home team triumphing on each occasion.
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19.25
Marcos Alonso on Chelsea's hopes of retaining the PL title: "It'll obviously be very hard. There are teams playing very good football and there so many games still to come. So we have to think game by game. We will focus now on the Champions League, and an important game, and then have time to get ready for Watford and the Premier League (on Saturday)."
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19.20
Gerson makes his first start of the season for Roma and will feature in an adventurous front three involving Dzeko and Perotti. Will the bold move pay off for Eusebio Di Francesco?
19.15
Antonio Conte has made three changes from the Palace defeat with Alvaro Morata making a welcome return from injury. Christensen and Zappacosta also come in. Whispers from the Pressbox suggest David Luiz will be operating in midfield tonight as part of a 3-5-2 system.
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19.12
GROUP C as it stands: Chelsea 6pts, Roma 4pts, Atletico 2pts, Qarabag 1pt.
19.10
RESULT FROM GROUP C: Qarabag 0-0 Atletico Madrid.
19.05
CONFIRMED TEAMS – CHELSEA: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill, David Luiz, Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Alonso, Hazard, Morata... Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Scott, Kenedy, Pedro, Willian, Batshuayi. /// ROMA: Alisson, Peres, Fazio, Jesus, Kolarov, Nainggolan, Gonalons, Strootman, Gerson, Dzeko, Perotti. Subs: Skorupski, Pellegrini, Moreno, De Rossi, Under, Florenzi, El Shaarawy.
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