The Blues face a daunting task against a PSG side that won the Champions League in May and dismantled Real Madrid 4-0 in their semi-final.
But Enzo Maresca’s side looked good in their 2-0 semi-final win over Fluminense, as new signing Joao Pedro scored two brilliant goals in a victory that has given them belief they can lift the trophy.
The final is being played at the 82,500-capacity MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the stadium that will host the World Cup final next summer.
Date, kick-off time and venue
The match will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Where to watch Chelsea vs PSG
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live and free-to-air on 5 (formerly known as Channel 5), with coverage due to start at 7pm BST.
Live stream: Viewers can also catch the action live online via channel5.com as well as the DAZN website, both of which are free with a registration.
DAZN, whose coverage of the final is scheduled to start at 6:30pm BST on Sunday, is the official global broadcaster of the new-look Club World Cup.
No subscription is required to watch the game, with the entire tournament available to their ‘Freemium’ members, which means you only need to sign up for a free DAZN account.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Chelsea have been boosted by the fitness of Moises Caicedo, who was an injury doubt after he twisted his ankle late on in their semi-final win over Fluminense. Caicedo has returned to training and will back in midfield alongside Enzo Fernandez.
Maresca faces various selection headaches, as both Liam Delap and Levi Colwill will again be available after serving suspensions in the semi-final.
Prior to missing the Fluminense win, Delap had started every match since matchday two, displacing Nicolas Jackson as Chelsea’s starting striker after the Senegalese was sent off against Flamengo.
Joao Pedro starred in the semi-final after starting in Delap’s enforced absence, scoring a brace on his full Chelsea debut, and could get the nod.
Colwill has started four of the five Club World Cup matches for which he has been available, and is therefore expected to slot back into Maresca’s defence.
Fit: Moises Caicedo suffered an ankle issue against Fluminense but is available to face PSG
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PSG are still without both Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez after the two defenders missed Wednesday’s semi-final win over Real due to two-game suspensions.
Ousmane Dembele will be pushing for another start, having been resigned to bench duty for much of this tournament while he recovers from injury. Bradley Barcola is the most likely to be benched should Dembele be chosen to lead the line, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the left and Desire Doue on the right.
Otherwise, PSG’s usual midfield of Joao Neves, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz picks itself, as do Achraf Hakimi at right-back, Marquinhos in central defence and the towering Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal.
Chelsea vs PSG prediction
There will be plenty of nervous hand-wringing in the Chelsea camp ahead of the Club World Cup final. PSG are formidable opposition at the best of times, and showed not even the faintest signs of weakness as they mercilessly picked Real Madrid apart. Chelsea have their work cut out for them.
In a positive for the Blues, they seem to have improved steadily in each of their matches at the tournament, but their run to the final has been nowhere near as challenging as their opponents.
It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to pick out a weakness in PSG. They are rock solid at the back, fluid in midfield, ruthless in attack. Donnarumma is arguably the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment, and the squad’s depth is an embarrassment of riches.
Chelsea will have to be at their absolute best if they are to come away from the final with silverware in hand. Even that, though, may not be enough.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Chelsea haven’t faced PSG since 2016, when the two sides met in the last 16 of the Champions League. Les Parisiens won both of those matches 2-1, and triumphed over the Blues on away goals at the same stage the previous season.
Chelsea vs PSG match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
