Pre-season friendly against Premier League team

We are delighted to announce details of an attractive pre-season friendly against Premier League Chelsea at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.

The Dons will entertain Jose Mourinho’s men on Saturday, 19 July (3.00 pm kick-off).

Chelsea FC have informed us that they intend to bring a squad consisting of first-team plus academy players, though this will not include squad members who have been on World Cup duty.

We can also confirm another friendly match to our pre-season schedule with a trip to Havant & Waterlooville on Friday, 1 August (7.45 pm kick-off).

Wimbledon’s pre-season schedule so far is as follows:

Margate (a) Saturday, 12 July

Chelsea (h) Saturday, 19 July

Havant & Waterlooville (a) Friday, 1 August

Aldershot (a) Saturday, 2 August

More pre-season friendlies will be announced in due course on the official website.