Heidenheim Faces Chelsea: Nkunku Gives Blues Early 1-0 Lead

Chelsea travel to Germany to face Heidenheim in their fourth UEFA Conference League game of the 2024/25 season.

Enzo Maresca’s side are edging closer to automatic qualification for the Round of 16 and victory over their Bundesliga hosts will offer a key boost for the Blues.

Chelsea have won their opening three games in the newly-formatted league phase of the tournament including a 8-0 humbling of FC Noah last time out.

Heidenheim vs. Chelsea live score

	2nd Half	Goal scorers
Heidenheim	0
Chelsea	2	Nkunku 51, Mudryk 86

Venue: Voith-Arena, HeidenheimReferee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Lineups:

Heidenheim (4-3-1-2, right to left): Muller (GK) — Traore (Breunig, 68), Mainka, Siersleben, Theuerkauf — Maloney (Beck, 68), Dorsch (Schoppner, 57), Wanner — Honsak (Conteh, 57), Scienza — Kaufmann (Gimber, 78).

Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): Jorgensen (GK) — Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Veiga — Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall (Rak-Sakyi, 90) — Sancho, Nkunku (Chukwuemeka, 76), Mudryk — Guiu (Felix, 62).

Heidenheim vs. Chelsea highlights, key events

86 MINS: MUDRYK SECURES THE WIN FOR CHELSEA!

Sancho lays on his second assist of the night as he cuts back from the by-line and Mudryk arrives on cue to fire past Muller and calm any late Chelsea nerves!

Watch in USA | Watch in UK | Watch in Canada

80 mins: Chances at both ends as we move into the final 10 minutes, with Maximilian Breunig denied by a late offside flag after netting past Jorgensen, and Dewsbury-Hall missing an easy chance to seal it for Chelsea.

70 mins: Chance for the hosts as Paul Wanner is denied by Filip Jorgensen and the hosts keep themselves ahead via Nkunku’s goal.

51 mins: BREAKTHROUGH FOR CHELSEA!

Finally a way through for Chelsea as Nkunku pounces on a loose cross inside the box to force home his fifth goal of the league phase!

Watch in USA | Watch in UK | Watch in Canada

46 mins: BACK UNDERWAY!

Chelsea in Europe. ?#CFC | #UECL pic.twitter.com/O4IIf5Ahj7

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 28, 2024

HALF TIME: HEIDENHEIM 0-0 CHELSEA

All square at the break – plenty of chances for Chelsea – but no breakthrough in Heidenheim!

All square at the break. ⏸️#CFC | #UECL pic.twitter.com/iZywgRDQPI

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 28, 2024

30 mins to KO: Chelsea’s frustration continues as referee Serdar Gözübüyük backs his original no penalty call – after a VAR check – following a clash between Patrick Mainka and Mykhailo Mudryk.

20 mins to KO: No breakthrough in the first quarter of the contest with Chelsea well on top. Marc Guiu has been denied twice early on with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall forcing a fine stop from Heidenheim goal keeper Kevin Muller.

KICKOFF: HEIDENHEIM VS. CHELSEA…UNDERWAY IN GERMANY!

Jadon! ?#CFC | #UECL pic.twitter.com/jqOBrrYau8

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 28, 2024

30 mins to KO: Maresca with a pre-game update on captain Reece James…

?⚠️ Maresca on Reece James: “It’s something he has to fight with that. If you get injuries always in the same leg or the same muscle, you can be afraid”.

“It is normal but at the same time, this is his profession and you can get injured. Hopefully we can find a solution soon”. pic.twitter.com/UXFoutYgFq

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 28, 2024

1 hour to KO: TEAM NEWS CONFIRMED – SANCHO STARTS FOR CHELSEA!

Maresca makes three changes from the 8-0 win over Noah with starts for Jadon Sancho, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Cesare Casadei.

Your Chelsea side tonight! ✊#CFC | #UECL pic.twitter.com/z5I7t8YiED

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 28, 2024

1 hour and 30 mins to KO: France international Christopher Nkunku is the Conference League’s joint-top scorer so far this season – with four goals in the league phase – ahead of tonight’s clash.

?❗️ Maresca on rumours about Nkunku and his future: “The plan is to keep him. Absolutely”. pic.twitter.com/LAPNx37kUM

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 27, 2024

2 hours to KO: Welcome along to The Jugo Mobile’ live coverage of Chelsea’s UEFA Conference League trip to Heidenheim as the Blues aim for a fourth successive European win this season.

Heidenheim vs. Chelsea kick off time

This Conference League match kicks off in Heidenheim, Germany at 6:45 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

	Date	Kickoff time
USA	Thu, Nov. 28	12:45 p.m. ET
Canada	Thu, Nov. 28	12:45 p.m. ET
UK	Thu, Nov. 28	5:45 p.m. GMT
Australia	Fri, Nov. 29	4:45 a.m. AEDT
India	Thu, Nov. 28	11:15 p.m. IST

Heidenheim vs. Chelsea lineups, team news

Heidenheim were 2-0 up after 21 minutes against Leverkusen only to collapse to defeat, and head coach Frank Schmidt makes changes against Chelsea.

One enforced absentee is top scorer Marvin Pieringer, who went off injured in that defeat — something Schmidt felt was a key factor behind his team’s loss.

Amongst the alterations are starts for Leonardo Scienza, Paul Wanner and Mikkel Kaufmann.

Heidenheim (3-4-1-2, right to left): Muller (GK) — Traore, Mainka, Gimber, Fohrenbach — Maloney, Schoppner, Beck — Dorsch — Wanner, Conteh.

Heidenheim subs: Busch, Schoppner, Gimber, Breunig, Fohrenbach, Kerber, Beck, Eicher, Negele, Conteh, Janes, Feller.

Injured: Busch, Niehues, Pieringer.Suspended: None

Chelsea captain Reece James suffered another hamstring issue prior to the Leicester game and it is unclear when he will return. Fellow right-back Malo Gusto is one of a group of first-team players not travelling for this match, which includes several star names.

Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez, and Marc Cucurella are all being rested for this game as Sancho, Dewsbury-Hall and Casadei all start.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): Jorgensen (GK) — Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Veiga — Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall — Sancho, Nkunku, Mudryk — Guiu.

Chelsea subs: Sanchez. Colwill, Madueke, Felix, Chukwuemeka, George, Dyer, Bergstrom, Rak-Sakyi, Mheuka.

Injured: JamesSuspended: NoneIneligible: Palmer, Lavia, Chilwell, Fofana, Bettinelli.Unavailable: Gusto, Neto, Jackson, Fernandez, Cucurella.

Heidenheim vs. Chelsea live stream, TV channel

Here’s how to watch this Conference League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions: