Match Status: Johor Darul Ta’zim 1–0 Chelsea (31st Minute)
Venue: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia
Competition: International Club Friendly (Southeast Asia Tour 2026)
Live Match Action & Key Highlights
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15′ — GOAL! Johor Darul Ta’zim 1–0 Chelsea (Arif Aiman)The home crowd erupts at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium as Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta’zim grab a shock lead! Marcos Guilherme carves open the Blues’ defence down the flank and delivers a precise low cross into the box. Arif Aiman reacts fastest on the right side of the six-yard box, steering a clean right-footed shot past Teddy Sharman-Lowe into the bottom corner.
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10′ — Early Chelsea Pressure: Nicolas Jackson tests the JDT defence from distance, firing a right-footed shot just over the crossbar after neat combination play with Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli.
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1′ — Kickoff: Underway in Malaysia as Chelsea conclude their Southeast Asia pre-season tour!
Starting Lineups and Team News update
Following Chelsea’s 3–0 win over AC Milan in Jakarta less than 24 hours prior, head coach Xabi Alonso fully rotated his squad, making 11 changes. A late pre-match change saw academy defender Olutayo Subuloye step into the starting lineup in place of Mamadou Sarr.
Chelsea
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Starting XI: Sharman-Lowe; Subuloye, Tosin Adarabioyo, Anselmino; Quenda, Nicoll-Jazuli, Essugo (c), Gittens; Estevão; Jackson, Delap
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Substitutes: Slonina, Curd, Diakite, Watson, Mudryk, Walsh, Kavuma-McQueen, Satpayev
Johor Darul Ta’zim
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Starting XI: Hazmi; Baharudin, Israfilov, Cristian, Corbin-Ong; Hidalgo, Fazail, Mendez; Marcos Guilherme, Bergson, Arif Aiman
What’s Next for Both Clubs
Following the conclusion of this match, Chelsea return to London for their final pre-season fixture against Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge before launching their 2026/27 Premier League campaign on August 21. Johor Darul Ta’zim turn their attention back to domestic defence as their Malaysia Super League title defence kicks off on August 21 against Kuching City FC.
