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Follow live coverage of Chelsea's latest pre-season tour match as they take on a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur.
Four days after Jose Mourinho's second coming started with a win over the Singha All-Stars in Bangkok, Chelsea will play in front of another packed crowd at the Shah Alam Stadium in the Malaysian capital.
Our coverage, which includes live updates from Matt Barlow in Kuala Lumpur, starts at 2pm. Kick-off is at 2.45pm.
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Malaysia XI 1 Chelsea 4 (FT)
Chelsea line-up (First Half): Schwarzer; Ivanovic, Terry, Chalobah, Bertrand; Essien, Van Ginkel; De Bruyne (Feruz 31), Traore, Hazard; Lukaku
(Second half): Cech; Wallace, Kalas, Cahill, Cole; Ramires, van Ginkel (McEachran 66); Moses, Hazard (Piazon 66), Schurrle; Ba
Chelsea Scorers: Traore 5, De Bruyne 28, Lukaku 45+4, Moses 88
Malaysia scorer: Shas 90+1
FULL-TIME: Malaysia XI 1 Chelsea 4
The whistle blows after nearly five minutes of stoppage time and a very comfortable work out for Chelsea ends in a 4-1 win.
90+4min Almost a second for the home side following one of their best moves, but Ashley Cole tracks back to hook it off the line.
GOAL! Malaysia 1 (Shas 90+1) Chelsea 4
There goes the clean sheet for Chelsea - a good free-kick swung in from the left and after Petr Cech had blocked with his legs, Shas was on hand to nod the ball home.
GOAL! Malaysia 0 Chelsea 4 (Moses 88)
And Chelsea finally add to their lead - all about Victor Moses, wide left, who looked to have lost the ball under his feet, only to recover, drift inside and, with the aid of a deflection and some poor goalkeeping, score the fourth. Icing on the cake for the Blues after what has been nothing more than a training ground exercise.
87min Schurrle a little unlucky to be penalised for a shoulder barge as he bursts into the Malaysian box. Meanwhile, the hosts make yet another change as Ayub comes off the bench for Yahyah.
84min The latest change for Malaysia is Reuben on for Jasuli. Surely there can't be many of them left on the bench!
83min The young Brazilian, Wallace venturing forward again and he swings in an excellent cross right across the face of the box that three Chelsea attackers can't get to.
81min After 10 minutes without one, Malaysia make another change as Amarhan comes on for Razak, who picked up a knock a few moments ago.
80min 10 to play and the game is petering out to its inevitable conclusion. Mourinho is still stood with arms folded on the touchline and he certainly will have been less impressed with his players after the break than before.
77min A chance for Chelsea as McEachran feeds a fine pass from the centre of midfield to Ba wide left. He breaks into the box but ignores options in the centre to shoot harmlessly into the keeper's hands.
74min And now we're going to have another drinks break, further draining the game of any excitement.
Slide: Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku is tackled by Azizi Matt Rose
71min It's another change for the hosts, as Nawi replaces Kunanlan. They're determined to make sure everyone gets a go and it's having a rather detrimental effect on the rhythm of the match, which has fallen asleep.
68min And Malaysia make a couple of changes as well, with Mansor and Sali entering the action in place of Talaha and Shaari.
65min De Bruyne has walked back gingerly to the Chelsea bench and will watch the rest of the match. A good sign I guess.
Two Chelsea subs - Hazard and Van Ginkel off, Piazon and McEachran come on.
63min A good ball swung in from the corner by Wallace and it's a jump test between Moses and the Malaysia keeper Farizal. The stopper wins it.
57min That would have been a rarity! Victor Moses swung in a nice cross from the right and Eden Hazard connected with a header, only to send it inches wide of the far post. He doesn't score many with the head.
Crouching tiger: Jose Mourinho gets down to watch the action
55min A double change for Malaysia, with Taj and Rahim replacing Omar and Gurusamy. Up front, Muhamad has also come on for Azim.
54min Matt Barlow: 'Chelsea's final two substitutes - Josh McEachran and Lucas Piazon - are warming up now as well. We could see 23 different Chelsea players on parade.'
51min Demba Ba then tries from a similar position and the keeper this time flaps at it and almost pushes the ball into the path of Moses.
49min Long-range effort from Schurrle but it's a bobbly one and comes off the shin, rolling through for the keeper to collect easily.
It's above you! Branislav Ivanovic battles for the ball with Idlan Talaha
48min Hazard straight into the action, despite already having played a half, teeing up Victor Moses on the right, who then over-runs it and the goalkeeper gathers.
46min Chelsea get the second half started in Kuala Lumpur, leading 3-0.
Matt Barlow writes that Chelsea have confirmed a knee injury for De Bruyne but they don't yet know how serious.
46min TEAM NEWS Wholesale changes by Jose Mourinho at the break, with Eden Hazard and Marco van Ginkel the only two starters staying on for the second half.
The second half line-up is as follows: Cech; Wallace, Kalas, Cahill, Cole; Ramires, van Ginkel; Moses, Hazard, Schurrle; Ba
Unfortunate for Feruz, who looks to be only getting 15 minutes after replacing De Bruyne. But he is reportedly carrying a knock himself and wasn't meant to feature anyway.
Matt Barlow writes: 'Petr Cech warming up at half time wearing his protective hat, gloves, long-sleeved top and tracksuit bottoms. He must be boiling!'
Foot race: Chelsea captain John Terry is given the slip by Norsharul Idlan Talaha
HALF-TIME: Malaysia 0 Chelsea 3
An easy first half for Chelsea in Kuala Lumpur, with the attacking line causing plenty of problems for the Malaysia defence. Goals from Bertrand Traore, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku have given the Blues a commanding lead but this has been slightly overshadowed by what looks like a bad ankle injury to De Bruyne.
GOAL! Malaysia 0 Chelsea 3 (Lukaku 45+4)
That's a lovely goal for Chelsea. Traore caps a great half by slipping a through ball to Lukaku, who manages to stay onside and yet has acres of space to run through and slip a curling low shot past the goalkeeper. His second goal of the tour following his penalty against the Singha team in Bangkok.
In the bag: Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring Chelsea's third goal
On the ball: Michael Essien holds off the challenge of Malaysia's Kandasamy Gurusamy
45min+1 Malaysia make a substitution with Moha Fashli Shas replacing Azizi Mat Rose. Odd time to make a change.
44min Approaching half-time and the pace of the match has slowed down again to the expected pre-season level. The Chelsea players - Islam Feruz aside -know this is their last few seconds of action as the second half side continue their warm-up on the touchline.
41min Matt Barlow with some more thoughts on that De Bruyne injury: 'He really has been one of the highlights of the early pre-season training with his incredible fitness levels and bright displays in the first two games. He played 80 minutes in Bangkok and started again today.'
Injury blow: Kevin De Bruyne injured himself in the act of scoring Chelsea's second when he landed heavily on his right ankle
Injury blow: Kevin De Bruyne injured himself in the act of scoring Chelsea's second when he landed heavily on his right ankle
39min Ambitious long range strike from the home side's skipper Zafuan there - all of 45 yards out - and Schwarzer had to scramble across to his right and push it away.
37min Lukaku trying to untangle the ball from a forest of legs there on the edge of the box after Chalobah had forayed forward. The Malaysian defence manage to snuff out the threat.
31min Islam Feruz has replaced De Bruyne, who landed awkwardly on his ankle as he fired in that goal slightly off balance.
Feruz, 17, who was born in Somalia but plays for Scotland as a youth international, has been a rising star in the NextGen Series and FA Youth Cup for the Under 18 team and is now being given a chance by Mourinho to impress.
No way through: Branislav Ivanovic tries to stop the progress of Malaysia's Amri Yahyah
28min GOAL! Malaysia 0 Chelsea 2 (De Bruyne 28)
What a magnificent finish from Kevin De Bruyne... though it looks as though he's injured his right ankle in the process. A rare route one Chelsea move - long ball flicked forward by Lukaku and there was De Bruyne, taking the shot in his stride, and lashing the ball into the top of the net. But he is now being stretchered off with a grimace on his face, looks like there could be some ligament damage there. Unlucky for the Belgian.
Matt Barlow: 'De Bruyne carried off with Chelsea's doctor holding the player's right knee. He was clearly in pain, holding his head in his hands. He knew as soon as it happened. He smashed the ball into the net, collided with the keeper and signalled to the bench.'
26min The game has halted for a drinks break, which is definitely a good move given the heat. Chelsea looking comfortable and they still have that early lead given to them by Bertrand Traore.
Matt Barlow: 'Drinks break: Mourinho has watched impassively from the corner of his technical areas - his hands on hips - as a very good start turned into a bit of a panic.
'Chelsea look dangerous on the break, especially through Lukaku and Traore, but look vulnerable at the back.'
Cleared: Chelsea keeper Mark Schwarzer rises ahead of John terry and Asraruddin Putra Omar to punch the ball clear
24min Bustling run forward by Lukaku, who had drifted out to the right. It took two or three defenders to bring his surge to a stop in the box.
22min Good chance there for the home side as Gurusamy turns De Bruyne after receiving a short corner. He fires across goal and a deflection takes it wide.
20min Chelsea continuing to prompt and probe, keeping a high tempo and pushing the hosts well back into their half.
New boy: Marco van Ginkel on the ball for Chelsea as Michael Essien watches on
12min Hazard looking very lively early on and he feeds Bertrand, onrushing down the left wing. A dangerous low ball inside and it's inches away from Lukaku's boot as he tries to turn it in.
8min A half-chance for Traore again as the ball ricochets to him in the right channel. It's a tame left-footed finish though which presents no issues for the Malaysia goalkeeper.
5min GOAL! Malaysia 0 Chelsea 1 (Traore 5)
Bright start for the Blues and it hasn't taken them long to get on the scoreboard. Excellent burst by De Bruyne down the right and a low cut-back that was behind Hazard and Lukaku but fell into the path of young Traore, who jinked left and coolly stroked the ball into the bottom corner. Very fluid move and an assured finish from the teenager.
Opener: Bertrand Traore, a 17-year-old trialist from Burkina Faso, fired Chelsea into a second minute lead
2min Matt Barlow assesses how Chelsea have started: 'De Bruyne's started in the number 10 position, Traore wide right. In Bangkok against Singha, the three attacking midfielders switched their positions regularly.'
There was almost an early chance for Lukaku, who couldn't quite control a whipped Ivanovic cross from the right flank and the ball bounced to safety.
KICK-OFF! The Malaysia League XI get us underway. They're wearing yellow and black Nike shirts. Here's their team line-up: Farizal (GK), Mahalli Jasuli, Azizi Mat Rose, Asraruddin Putra, Aidil Zafuan (C), Norshahrul Idlan, Shakir Shaari, K Gurusamy, S Kunanlan, Amri Yahyah, Nik Shahrul Azim.
2.43pm The sides are entering the Shah Alam Stadium, which looks roughly half full, and a couple of the Chelsea players already wiping away beads of sweat from their brows. Very hot and humid, even though the match is starting at 9.45pm local time because of Ramadan and therefore it allows fans to fill up after sunset before heading to the match.
Laid back: Jose Mourinho deep in conversation with chief executive Ron Gourlay on the dug-out before kick-off
2.40pm The two teams have lined up side-by-side in the tunnel. Chelsea are wearing their smart new Adidas away kit - white shirts with horizontal blue and red stripes across the chest - for the first time.
2.38pm Oh dear! Matt Barlow writes: 'Major incident in the crowd. Lots of jeering and jostling. Someone's turned up in a Man United shirt and, no, it's not Wayne Rooney.'
Perhaps he's just disappointed that United aren't visiting Kuala Lumpur this summer.
Stripped: One fans made the mistake of wearing a Manchester United shirt... which was soon removed by the Chelsea contingent
2.35pm Kick-off not too far away now. Chelsea TV suggesting that there will be two separate teams fielded tonight, one for the first half and one for the second half. Frank Lampard and Jamal Blackman are the only two members of the squad who definitely won't feature.
2.20pm And if you want some more pre-match reading, here's Matt's interview with new 18m signing Andre Schurrle, who says that he always wanted the move to happen even if his club Bayer Leverkusen didn't.
2.15pm In case you missed it, here's another chance to read Matt Barlow's scene setter for today's match, in which he asks the question: Is Jose Mourinho really a mellower man? And will the 'Happy One' tag last?
True colours: These early arrivals to the Shah Alam Stadium make their loyalties known
2.05pm TEAM NEWS Here is the Chelsea line-up for today's match: Schwarzer; Ivanovic, Terry, Chalobah, Bertrand; Essien, Van Ginkel; De Bruyne, Traore, Hazard; Lukaku
So veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, who has joined from Fulham as cover for Petr Cech, makes his Chelsea debut. At the other end of the age spectrum, there's a place for 17-year-old Bertrand Traore, a midfielder from Burkina Faso who is on trial with the club.
The teamsheet, amusingly, has revealed Marco van Ginkel's full name to be Wulfert Cornelis Van Ginkel.
The Chelsea squad have already been out and about in the Malaysian capital today, strolling down to the local park for some stretching exercises.
Out and about: The Chelsea squad take a walk out at The Club Saujana Resort in Kuala Lumpur on the morning of the match
Local interest: The squad's stretching session drew a large crowd
2pm Good afternoon and welcome to Sportsmail's live coverage of Chelsea's second pre-season tour match, against a Malaysian League Select XI at the Shah Alam Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
A penalty from the returning striker Romelu Lukaku ensured Jose Mourinho's second spell at Stamford Bridge got off to a winning start against the Singha All-Stars in Bangkok in midweek and they'll be hoping to make it two wins from two before a big crowd in the Malaysian capital today.
We'll have regular updates from Matt Barlow, who is out in Kuala Lumpur, on the match, which kicks off at 2.45pm UK time.
Matt writes: 'Chelsea have arrived at the Shah Alam stadium on another hot and sticky night. Quite a few noisy fans inside making themselves heard 90 mins before kick-off.
'Ninety percent in blue with the rest in Malaysia's vivid yellow and black national team colours. Crowd of about 45k expected in this arena which holds about 80k.
'No Lampard tonight for Chelsea. He's still struggling with a sore Achilles. Rest of team news to follow.'
Lads on tour: The Chelsea players pose for the cameras during a training session ahead of Sunday's friendly with a Malaysian League XI in Kuala Lumpur
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Lukaky scored 17 goals in PL. If he's not ready then no one is! - Antidrama , Brussels, 21/7/2013 15:58 You're looking at my comment the entirely wrong way. I never denied Lukaku's talent or quality did I? He is physically gifted and he has been clinical but youre a bit ridiculous if you think all a striker can contribute to a team is goals. Im simply stating he is an unfinished product like Mourinho said and that he needs to better his link up play and learn to play teammates in who are in better positions. Youre a squad that is challenging for the CL and the EPL title so putting all that weight on a 20 year old is ridiculous to ask for .
Man looks like the older players might get pushed out of the starting line up. The young Chelsea players are class. They have got so many good youth players the future is looking brightly if those players stay and don't leave due to a lack of playing time they will most likely get because of the amount of good players in Chelsea.
All Chelsea fans are g@y.
- TommoGOONER , London, United Kingdom, 21/7/2013 17:56
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