Chelsea look to keep the ball amongst their defenders, but the spell of possession is broken up after Kjaergaard smashes Azpilicueta over the sideline!
90' +4
Broja is dispossessed in the corner, but Gourna-Douath's eventual clearance is intercepted by Azpilicueta. He finds Jorginho, who shoots low from the edge of the box, but the weak effort just rolls into the gloves of Kohn!
90' +3
Simic spots Kepa off his line as he breaks down the right, but his optimistic effort is easily dealt with by the Chelsea goalkeeper, not even needing to handle the shot!
90' +2
Kepa gets yellow.
Chelsea get a free-kick following a Salzburg delivery into the box, and Kepa pushes the penalised Simic in the following melee, being shown a yellow card to boot!
90' +1
We're into SIX minutes of added time to close out this second half, and that's plenty of time for Salzburg to find an equaliser here!
89'
Sesko again finds Dedic arriving on the right-flank, and he cuts inside before shooting, but Silva heads it clear for Chelsea!
88'
M. Mount enters the game and replaces R. Sterling.
H. Ziyech enters the game and replaces C. Gallagher.
Sterling also comes off after a quiet game by his standards, and Mason Mount comes off the bench for the first time under Graham Potter. This is the first time he hasn't started a game since the Englishman took over at Stamford Bridge.
Late subs arrive for Chelsea, with Hakim Ziyech replacing the booked Gallagher for the last few minutes.
86'
C. Gallagher gets yellow.
Broja chases a long clearance for Chelsea but can't dispossess Bernardo. Gallagher arrives late and does so, but connects with the defender first and so is booked by the referee.
83'
Silva and Simic contest an aerial ball and the Chelsea defender is sent flying, landing awkwardly and requiring immediate treatment as play draws to a halt.
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82'
D. Kameri enters the game and replaces J. Adamu.
Goalscorer Adamu is next off for the hosts, meaning they'll see out the game with a new strike partnership of Simic and Dijon Kameri.
80'
Adamu and Loftus-Cheek contest a 50-50 for the loose ball, and the free-kick goes against the Salzburg striker, despite him coming off worse from the challenge.
78'
A. Ulmer enters the game and replaces M. Wöber.
R. Šimić enters the game and replaces N. Okafor.
Okafor hasn't been able to find the net in this game, but has tested Kepa, and comes off now for Roko Simic to hopefully do more of the same.
Wober's assist for Adamu's goal was sensational to say the least, and Salzburg's stand-in captain is withdrawn for their regular skipper, veteran Andreas Ulmer.
77'
Gourna-Douath does well to block two successive crossing attempts from Gallagher, and he comes away with the ball before being brought down by Azpilicueta on the edge of his own box.
75'
César Azpilicueta enters the game and replaces C. Pulišić.
A. Broja enters the game and replaces P. Aubameyang.
Aubameyang also comes off, with Armando Broja brought on in his place to try his luck up front.
Having played a massive part in what is currently the winning goal for Chelsea, Pulisic comes off, and club captain Cesar Azpilicueta is on for him.
71'
After receiving treatment following that mid-air clash with Pavlovic, Kepa is back to his feet and punches another corner clear.
68'
R. Loftus-Cheek enters the game and replaces M. Kovačić.
Kovacic's opener got the Blues up and running, but he's off now for Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the centre of the park.
64'
K. Havertz has scored a goal for Chelsea! Assist by C. Pulišić.
GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! What a strike!!! Pulisic shows brilliant skill to evade three Salzburg defenders before finding Havertz. His first touch brings the ball across his body, and the second is a sumptuous left-footed shot which curls towards the top corner and smashes off the bottom of the bar, finally beating Kohn and nestling in the back of the net!! 2-1 to Chelsea, and the excitement levels in this game ramp up once more!
The finish was fantastic, but the build-up play from Pulisic was also exceptional, keeping the ball on the edge of a crowded box, before turning and setting up Havertz's thunderous strike!
62'
After Silva heads the ball out over the sideline, Dedic's throw is flicked on by Sesko, but Adamu is dispossessed as he tries to get around Silva!
61'
B. Šeško enters the game and replaces L. Sučić.
The booked Susic is first off for Salzburg, and coach Matthias Jaissle brings on young Slovenian excitement machine Benjamin Sesko in his place.
50'
Forward come the hosts once more as Sucic has sight of goal. He looks to arc a shot towards the net, but it's blocked by Silva!
49'
J. Adamu has scored a goal for Salzburg! Assist by M. Wöber.
48'
What a piece of finishing from Adamu, but the ball from Wober was out of this world! The skill showed by the Salzburg captain to find his striker was excellent, and Adamu kept his nerve to level this game up!
GOOOOOAAAAALLL!!!! Die Bullen equalise!!!! The hosts break and Okafor passes to Wober on the left. He crosses early for Adamu, who side-foots a half-volley beyond Kepa with such composure, and the ball rolls into the far corner to lock us up at 1-1!! What a response from the Salzburg players, and we've got a game on our hands here!
47'
L. Sučić gets yellow.
After the ball appears to hit the hand of Kovacic inside Chelsea's box, the Salzburg players are furious when the referee calls play on! Sucic leads the protests, and is booked for dissent by the referee, but we've likely not seen the last of this issue!
46'
The hosts kick us off, and we're back up and running at the Red Bull Arena!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: SALZBURG 0-1 CHELSEA.
45'
We'll play a minute of added time at the end of this first half.
43'
Gallagher looks to turn Pavlovic upon receiving the ball from Jorginho, and the Salzburg centre-back is extremely lucky to avoid a booking for that one.
42'
Chelsea keep possession well, and look to shift the ball from left to right before Jorginho is clattered by Kjaergaard, who concedes the free-kick.
35'
Chelsea find space down the left again and Sterling feeds Havertz. He pulls the ball back towards the penalty spot, but no one in blue is there to finish it and Salzburg clear!
34'
Jorginho spots the run of Sterling and finds him on the run, but Bernardo steps in to put the ball over the sideline and the England winger is denied a shooting chance.
30'
After good play from Gallagher to dispossess Sucic, Pulisic races away down the right, but is pulled back by Wober and Salzburg concede the free-kick.
25'
Chelsea come straight back at the hosts and Sterling drifts across from the left. He finds Gallagher, who shoots, but his effort from 25 yards is blocked by Bernardo and goes out for a corner!
23'
M. Kovačić has scored a goal for Chelsea!
GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! A belting opener from the boys in blue!!! Gallagher's cross for Havertz can't quite culminate in a chance, but the Blues keep the ball and it's played off for Kovacic on the edge of the box. He swings his left boot and smashes the ball into the top-left corner, in a superb first-time finish to put Chelsea into a 1-0 lead!
21'
Seiwald sticks a foot in on Kovacic and gets none of the ball, bringing the Croatian down for a cheap free-kick just inside the Salzburg half.
19'
Sterling plays a throughball forward for Havertz, but Bernardo does well to shield the ball and ushers it out for a goal kick.
14'
Gallagher looks to spark a Chelsea counter-attack as he comes forward with the ball, but he's dragged to the ground by Gourna-Douath and play halts for a free-kick.
10'
Kepa's poor pass wide is intercepted by Gourna-Douath, who heads it long to Okafor. He's got a tight angle to shoot from, but the ball is put behind for a corner before he can do so!
8'
A Salzburg attack is cut out by Cucurella, but Dedic shows great skill and anticipation to win the ball back and cross into the box, but it's blocked behind for a corner by Sterling!
7'
Sterling cuts inside from the left and races towards the box, but his ball for Havertz is deflected and Salzburg are able to clear.
5'
Gallagher wins the ball from Seiwald 30 yards from the Salzburg goal and looks to play in Aubameyang, but the Gabonese forward takes a heavy touch and the ball rolls through to Kohn.
3'
Kohn's eventually back on his feet following some lengthy treatment, and play can continue after that major scare for Salzburg.
1'
Chelsea kick off, and we are under way in north-west Austria!
The top two in Group E face off as second-placed Salzburg welcome leaders Chelsea on matchday five, with the hosts having drawn in their last game with Dinamo Zagreb.
CHELSEA (3-4-1-2): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella; Raheem Sterling, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Christian Pulisic; Conor Gallagher; Kai Havertz, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this UEFA Champions League fixture, as Salzburg face Chelsea in Group E.
These teams drew 1-1 in London earlier in the tournament, but since then Chelsea have won two group games on the trot, scoring five goals and conceding none in 3-0 and 2-0 wins over Milan.
SALZBURG (4-3-1-2): Philipp Kohn; Amar Dedic, Maximilian Wober, Strahinja Pavlovic, Bernardo; Nicolas Seiwald, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Maurits Kjaergaard; Luka Sucic; Junior Adamu, Noah Okafor.
CHELSEA SUBS: Marcus Bettinelli, Edouard Mendy, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Armando Broja, Mason Mount, Denis Zakaria, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, Cesar Azpilicueta, Carney Chukwuemeka.
The two sides head onto the pitch, and we're just minutes away from the kick-off to this game!
The sides return for the second half, and can Chelsea press home their slender advantage with a few more goals in the next 45 minutes?
SALZBURG SUBS: Nico Mantl, Alexander Walke, Ignace van der Brempt, Kamil Piatkowski, Samson Baidoo, Dijon Kameri, Andreas Ulmer, Roko Simic, Youba Diarra, Benjamin Sesko.
That's all from us regarding this match, be sure to catch us for the next one! Goodbye!
Chelsea's 2-1 victory sees them extend their lead at the top of Group E to four points for now, and they have ensured qualification to the next stage of the competition. Salzburg remain second for now, two points ahead of Milan and Dinamo Zagreb, whose game began later than this one. But, after their stellar performance in this game, Die Bullen can be confident of getting the job done at the San Siro next time around.
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