New signing Liam Delap could make his debut for Chelsea from the bench against LAFC after joining for £30m from Ipswich Town before the Club World Cup.

Returning loanee Andrey Santos and a trio of teenage signings Dario Essugo, Mamadou Sarr and Mike Penders are also on the bench.

Meanwhile, LAFC have left former Blues striker Olivier Giroud on the bench but familiar foe Hugo Lloris starts in goal.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Neto, Palmer, Madueke; Jackson

Subs: Filip, Penders, Sarr, Anselmino, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Acheampong, Essugo, Andrey Santos, Dewsbury-Hall, Fernandez, Delap, George, Nkunku, Guiu.

Los Angeles XI: Lloris, Palencia, Long, Segura, Hollingshead, Delgado, Jesus, Tillman, Ordaz, Ebobisse, Bouanga.

Subs: Hasal, Ochoa, Marlon, Raposo, Chanot, Tafari, Hom, Saldana, Yeboah, Giroud, Martinez, Wibowo.