Chelsea are currently top of the Conference League table with four wins from four and have taken a bunch of youngsters with them for this trip. Astana have a very strong domestic record. They finished the league season in second place last month ending the campaign just one point behind eventual winners Kairat.

With Chelsea playing a game every three or four days in December, Blues boss Enzo Maresca appears to be reaping the rewards of being able to rotate his squad. They made 10 changes for this game, with only Neto retaining his place from the side that beat Tottenham at the weekend, and he played his part in the first two goals.

A youthful Chelsea lineup made the most of a long trip to Kazakhstan by beating Astana 3-1 to stay perfect in the UEFA Conference League.

The Blues aim to maintain their perfect European record this season with a squad made up of mainly academy players.

Chelsea stayed perfect in this season’s Europa Conference League with a professional 3-1 win over Kazakhstani champions Astana in freezing conditions in Almaty today.The result solidifies their

Chelsea head to the icy conditions of Almaty, Kazakhstan this week to face Astana in the UEFA Conference League.

Welcome to matchday five of six, the most silliest yet of this UEFA Conference League “league phase”, which sees us having traveled all the way to eastern Kazakhstan to take on Astana. Enzo Maresca barely brought along a team’s worth of senior professionals,

The team news is in from the Almaty Ortalyk Stadium ahead of Chelsea's Conference League clash against FC Astana on Thursday. Enzo Maresca's side have won all four of their League Phase matches so far and are on the brink of confirming their spot in the last-16 of the Conference League.