2 hours to KO: Welcome along to The Sporting News' live coverage of Chelsea's UEFA Conference League trip to Heidenheim as the Blues aim for a fourth successive European win this season. This Conference League match kicks off in Heidenheim, Germany at 6:45 p.m. local time.

Chelsea have once again left a host of first-team stars in London as they travel to Germany to face Heidenheim in the Conference League. Enzo Maresca has tended to use the competition to give playing time to those on the fringes of his Premier League XI and with three wins from three,

Enzo Maresca has delivered his honest verdict on rumours linking Christopher Nkunku with a move away from Chelsea amid speculation that he is unhappy with his playing time.

Enzo Maresca says striker Christopher Nkunku is a big part of his plans at Chelsea and is not going to be sold in January. Nkunku’s future at Stamford Bridge has come into question of late with a source close to the player telling The Athletic last week that the forward is not too happy with how things are going right now.

Enzo Maresca has confirmed whether or not Chelsea want to offload Christopher Nkunku in the January transfer window

Chelsea welcomed back youngster Josh Acheampong to first-team training ahead of their Conference League clash against 1. FC Heidenheim.

Chelsea academy defender Josh Acheampong trained with the first-team squad this morning (Wednesday) — a sign that his exile from competitive action could be over. As The Athletic exclusively revealed last month,

Chelsea's young academy defender Josh Acheampong is training with the first team again ahead of a trip to Heidenheim in the Conference League. The 18-year-old looked on the verge of making his breakthrough under manager Enzo Maresca but an impasse over signing a new contract has led to his exile since late September.