Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of an Eden Hazard-less Chelsea's Europa League Group L clash with BATE Borisov at Stamford Bridge. Kick off 20:00 BST.

BATE have improved in the second part of this half, but still look susceptible to conceding more on the break.

Zappacosta guides a deep cross back into the middle for Loftus-Cheek, who can't guide his improvised header on target.

Chelsea break up a BATE attack and go for the jugular. Willian bides his time and tries to thread a pass through the eye of a needle to put Giroud clear in the box, but the Frenchman can't quite get there.

Hleb booked for crudely halting a Chelsea counter attack.

Chelsea can't quite their lines from the resulting set piece. BATE keep the pressure on but can't make anything of it as Hleb sees a long-range drive blocked.

Pedro with a really poor challenge on Maksim Skavysh on the right flank. Free kick to the visitors in a good position.

More wonderful feet from Loftus-Cheek as he takes on three defenders in a tight situation on the edge of the box. It leads to another corner, but BATE deal with this one better and break at speed.

Loftus-Cheek drives at the BATE defence and dinks it through for Kovacic. The Croatia international can't move quick enough to control and shoot, but then Shcherbitski makes a hash of a punch. Willian seizes upon the error but skews a drive-volley wide.

Nikolay Signevich hits the deck and looks in a bit of pain. Play is halted as he receives treatment. The BATE man eventually gets to his feet and should be okay to continue.

DID YOU KNOW? This is Chelsea's first ever clash against a team from Belarus.

Chelsea move the ball in around the BATE area with real confidence. The visitors are pretty much chasing shadows.

Kovacic has a go... blocked. Then Fabregas... blocked.

BATE hang on. It remains 2-0.

Kovacic chests down a left-wing delivery but can only rush a stabbed effort wide. He should have done better.

A wonderful turn from Emerson sees him spin out of trouble. Silky skills that certainly had the Bridge crowd purring.

As it stands, Chelsea would be six points clear at the summit.

Elsewhere in this group Vidi lead at PAOK.

PHOTO: The main man so far.

Willian hangs another corner towards Cahill and co, but Denis Shcherbitski comes way off his line to commandingly pluck it out of the air.

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Almost three. The left-wing corner catches BATE cold again, but Cahill's flick-header somehow stays out. It may even have been his teammate Andreas Christensen who inadvertently stopped it.

Pedro sees a shot from just outside the right edge of the box nick a defender and fly just wide.

It's all Chelsea.