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title: "Chelsea Predicted XI: New England Revolution (N)"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Tabuteau"
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published: "2019-05-14T12:10:10Z"
modified: "2019-05-14T12:10:11Z"
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# Chelsea Predicted XI: New England Revolution (N)

Just days after their draw at Leicester, Chelsea have embarked on a 6,000 mile round trip to America to take part in a one-off friendly match against the New England Revolution, in a decision largely condemned by Maurizio Sarri, who still has the pressing matter of guiding Chelsea to a first European title in six years.

The game is being billed as the “Final Whistle on Hate”, a key part of the “Say no to anti-Semitism” campaign. But despite the context in which the fixture is being played there is certainly no escaping the impractical nature of travelling such a distance just to play a friendly which will more than likely feature an array of youth team players.

The use of said academy players is a deliberate damage limitation policy by Sarri, as he seeks to preserve the fitness of a squad ravaged by injury in recent weeks.

Young full-back Reece James, who excelled on loan at Wigan, is in line for a start while fellow academy graduates Marc Guehi, Trevor Chalobah and Connor Gallagher have also travelled with the first team.