Mykhailo Mudryk returned as Chelsea suffered a second successive pre-season friendly loss in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The Blues were seeking to bounce back from Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 defeat by 10-man rivals Tottenham in the Sydney Super Cup, but were beaten 1-0 at Kai Tak Stadium thanks to a superb second-half strike from Edon Zhegrova. A largely quiet game was most notable for Mudryk’s comeback, with the Ukraine winger introduced off the bench for the final stages as he made his first appearance since November 2024 after resolving his anti-doping disciplinary proceedings with the Football Association (FA).
