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- Real Betis will hope to have full-back Youssouf Sabaly available for selection this week, while Giovani Lo Celso and Fran Vieites will be assessed.
- However, Hector Bellerin, Diego Llorente, Marc Roca and Chimy Avila all miss out for the La Liga side.
- Cedric Bakambu and Abde Ezzalzouli should both start in place of Cucho Hernandez and Jesus Rodriguez from the side that started the 1-1 draw with Valencia.
Chelsea- Wesley Fofana misses out for the Blues, while forwards Christopher Nkunku and Marc Guiu will be assessed.
- Nicolas Jackson hasn't featured for Chelsea since his dismissal at Newcastle earlier this month but is expected to lead the charge.
- Filip Jorgensen, Benoit Badiashile and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are among those who should be rewarded with Europa Conference League starts.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+6'Irfan Peljto is looking at his watch and immediately ends this match.90+5'Romain Perraud (Betis) gives the referee no choice but to show him a yellow card.90+4'Marc Bartra (Betis) makes a yard for himself on the edge of the box after picking up a pass, but produces a poor effort that sails high over the bar.90+1'Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) takes a great first touch to control a killer pass on the edge of the box and drills a shot into the bottom left corner in trademark fashion.905 min. of stoppage-time to be played.88'Antony (Betis) is punished with a yellow card for violating the rules.87'Substitution. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) has come on for Cole Palmer.86'Antony (Betis) wasted a huge opportunity! The fans already began to celebrate as he produced a low shot from the edge of the box after a brilliant solo effort. The ball went towards the middle of the goal, but Filip Jorgensen made an astonishing save!85'Manuel Pellegrini has decided to make a change. Sergi Altimira (Betis) replaces Pablo Fornals.85'Johnny Cardoso comes off the pitch to be replaced by Giovani Lo Celso (Betis).85'Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) makes it easy for the referee to show him a yellow card.83'Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) latched on to a sweet pass and coolly slotted the ball inside the right post.82'The Chelsea players are exchanging some short passes to try and open up the opposition’s defence and hit them swiftly on the break.80'Enzo Maresca is forced to make a change. Nicolas Jackson is not able to carry on due to injury. He is replaced by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).80'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.79'The attendance for today's match is 39754.79'Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is rightly booked by the referee because it could not have been anything other than a yellow card.78'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) skips past his man but can't keep the ball in play.78'Isco (Betis) rolls the ball short to a teammate from the corner instead of sending a cross into the box.77'An attempted cross from Pablo Fornals (Betis) is cleared.77'The up-to-date shots on target statistics – 2:5.75'Isco (Betis) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked.74'Noni Madueke (Chelsea) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out.72'Manuel Pellegrini prepares a substitution. Cedric Bakambu is replaced by Aitor Ruibal (Betis).70'It's a goal! Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) makes it 1:2. He jumped highest to connect with a perfect cross from Cole Palmer and planted his close-range header into the right side of the goal. Adrian was helpless.70'Jesus Rodriguez (Betis) whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders is alert and spanks it away.69'A big opportunity is wasted by Cole Palmer (Chelsea), who makes a yard for himself and produces a mid-range rocket of a shot towards the roof of the net. Unfortunately for him, Adrian pulls off a fantastic save to stop the effort.68'Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.68'Cole Palmer (Chelsea) finds himself beyond the last defender but the linesman raises his flag for offside.65'Goal! Cole Palmer plays a neat lofted pass into the box for Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), who beats the defender in the air and plants a header into the bottom left corner from close range. 1:1.65'31:69 – the latest ball possession ratio.64'Noni Madueke (Chelsea) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.63'Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.62'The players claim that Noni Madueke (Chelsea) handled the ball and it seems they are right.61'Enzo Maresca has decided to substitute Benoit Badiashile and he is replaced by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).61'The manager has decided to make a substitution and Pedro Neto walks off the pitch to be replaced by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).60'Long passes, short passes and one-two passes. Chelsea are showcasing great team work by keeping possession and producing pin-point passes from player to player. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult to intercept at the moment.59'Cedric Bakambu (Betis) carelessly slides into the feet of his opponent and he'll be lucky to avoid punishment. Irfan Peljto blows for the foul but keeps his cards in his pocket on this occasion.58'Antony (Betis) sends over a cross from the side into the penalty area in order to find one of his teammates, but he fails and the opportunity goes begging.57'Chelsea can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.57'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.57'A cross from a corner kick by Chelsea is too strong and the ball goes well out of play.55'Benoit Badiashile (Chelsea) receives a yellow card for talking out of turn to the referee.55'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.54'A long pass, executed by Natan (Betis), missed the precision to reach his teammates. The ball is out of play. Chelsea will have a throw-in.53'Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) is being substituted because of an injury. Manuel Pellegrini sends Jesus Rodriguez on the pitch.51'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Irfan Peljto has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle.50'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) fails to time his run beyond the last defender and the linesman makes a good call by signalling for offside after seeing the whole situation unfold.49'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) commits a foul after making a slide tackle on his opponent.49'Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) clearly handles the ball, but he is surprised when the referee blows his whistle.48'Dangerous play by Isco (Betis). Irfan Peljto blows his whistle for a foul.48'Reece James (Chelsea) fizzes over a cross which doesn't cause any problems.46'Chelsea control the tempo of the game by exchanging some accurate short passes.46'Here is a change after the half-time break. Malo Gusto is replaced by Reece James (Chelsea).46'Half-time substitution. Manuel Pellegrini decided to make a change. Ricardo Rodriguez (Betis) is replaced by Romain Perraud.46'The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.45+2'That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.45+1'The resulting set piece from Chelsea is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.45+1'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) receives a good pass just outside the box, unleashes a strike from a promising position, but the shot is blocked by the defender.45The fourth official shows 1 min. of added time.45'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) crosses the ball forward but it is intercepted.44'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) creates himself some space and attempts to put the ball into the box. However, the defender gets an important foot in to clear.42'Antony (Betis) sends the ball into the penalty area from a free kick a few yards outside the box. The cross is good, but the goalkeeper shows himself in a good light as he leaps high to intercept the ball.41'Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) jumps into a tackle and Irfan Peljto signals a foul.40'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) is in a clear offside position and the referee blows his whistle after the linesman raises his flag.39'The current number of fouls conceded by both teams is 9:5.37'A pass from Isco (Betis) is intercepted by Filip Jorgensen and the move breaks down.37'Betis enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.35'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) runs onto a good long pass and tries his luck from the edge of the box, but his effort flies high over the bar.34'Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) sends a pass into the box, but his attempt is thwarted and cleared.33'A pass by Noni Madueke (Chelsea) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.32'A quickly taken corner by Chelsea.32'Noni Madueke (Chelsea) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.30'Isco (Betis) decides to speed play up with a short corner kick.30'Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) plays a dangerous chip pass into the box in an attempt to set up one of his teammates, but the effort is intercepted by one of the defenders.30'Cedric Bakambu (Betis) makes a rough challenge and Irfan Peljto blows his whistle for a foul.29'Noni Madueke (Chelsea) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence quickly intercepts the ball.28'2:0 – the corner kicks stats.26'Benoit Badiashile (Chelsea) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence. The linesman signals a throw-in for Chelsea.25'Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) crosses into the box from near the side line, but he doesn't connect as he wanted and it's cleared by the well-organized defence.25'Rough tackle by Isco (Betis). The referee blows his whistle for a foul.24'Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) deprives his opponent of the ball, but the referee blows his whistle for a foul. He's not happy with the decision!23'Irfan Peljto blows the whistle, Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is penalised for a foul.22'Handball by Youssouf Sabaly (Betis).21'The resulting corner from Isco (Betis) is cleared by the opposition's defence.21'CHANCE! Johnny Cardoso (Betis) picks up a perfect pass inside the box, makes himself some space for a shot, but his effort goes just over the crossbar.20'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) sends a beautiful cross into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence manages to clear the ball to safety.18'Chelsea are showcasing great team work by exchanging some short passes and one-two passes, waiting to open the opposition's defence and hit them swiftly on the break.17'Marc Bartra (Betis) trips an opposition player and Irfan Peljto signals a foul.16'Youssouf Sabaly (Betis) delivers a long ball, but it lacks enough power to reach his teammates and is intercepted by one of the defenders.15'Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) gets to the rebound just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by one of the defending players.14'Youssouf Sabaly (Betis) evades the challenge and decides to shoot from distance, but it was a poor decision as the ball balloons high over the bar.14'The referee awards a corner and Isco (Betis) goes over to take it.13'Marc Bartra (Betis) releases a powerful first-time effort from the edge of the box which goes in the direction of the top right corner of the target, but the keeper leaps like a salmon to deny him. Excellent goalkeeping!13'Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) sends a cross into the box, but Filip Jorgensen comes off his line to gather the ball.12'A pass by Pedro Neto (Chelsea) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.11'Johnny Cardoso (Betis) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Irfan Peljto no option but to blow his whistle.9'Goal! Isco sets up Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) for a shot on the edge of the box. He doesn't hit the cleanest of shots, but the ball somehow finds its way into the bottom right corner. 1:0.8'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball.7'Noni Madueke (Chelsea) attempts to set up his teammate with a scoring opportunity by chipping in a fine pass from the edge of the box, but one of the defenders intercepts his effort.7'Isco (Betis) serves up a nice cross, but Filip Jorgensen punches the ball away.6'Irfan Peljto blows his whistle and signals a foul after Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) brought his opponent down.6'Great solo effort by Cole Palmer (Chelsea) as he tricks his way through the defence before firing a low drive from just outside of the box towards the middle of the goal. Adrian is alert and denies him.5'Antony (Betis) latches on to a sweet cross inside the box and misses with a header high above the bar.4'Cedric Bakambu (Betis) commits a rough foul. Irfan Peljto stops the game and makes a call.3'Filip Jorgensen steps in and intercepts a long pass from Marc Bartra (Betis).2'Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) gives away a foul during an attacking move and the referee blows his whistle.2'Neat passing move from Betis in order to create new attacking opportunities.1'The ball is cleared after Abde Ezzalzouli (Betis) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.1'The match has just started.Chelsea will kick the game off.Irfan Peljto will officiate today.Welcome to our live text coverage. We will try to provide you with a detailed image of what's happening on the pitch. There are only few moments left to the beginning of the match.