Thomas Tuchel has named Raheem Sterling among the substitutes for Chelsea's pre-season friendly against Charlotte while fellow new signing Kalidou Koulibaly is not in the match-day squad as expected.
Chelsea began their pre-season campaign at the weekend with a 2-1 victory over Club America in Las Vegas. Another difficult contest is expected this evening in North Carolina as Charlotte are in the middle of the MLS season and so will be far fitter than Tuchel's side.
The Blues' head coach has opted to keep several of his star names on the bench for the first half, with the likes of Trevoh Chalobah, Sterling, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz among the substitutes. They are expected to feature in the second period with Tuchel set to rotate his side.
