Carney Chukwuemeka is back among the substitutes and will be hoping for game time in the second half, as will a number of academy players including Tyrique George. Meanwhile, Frank Schmidt has made five changes to the Heidenheim starting lineup from the 5-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last time out.

Chelsea maintained their perfect record in the Conference League with a hard earned 2-0 victory at Germany's Heidenheim on Thursday, with former Bundesliga players Christopher Nkunku and Jadon Sancho playing a key role.

Heidenheim take on Chelsea on Thursday, Nov. 28, at the Voith-Arena, with kickoff set for an 6:45 p.m. CET start local time in Germany, which is a 5:45 p.m. start in the UK, a 12:45 p.m. ET or 9:45 a.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and an 4:45 a.m. AEDT start in Australia on Friday morning.