Chelsea's second pre-season friendly was fought against MLB's Charlotte FC, who ranked 8th out of 14 teams in the MLB Eastern Division and was only a mid-level and lower-floor team.
In the first warm-up match, Chelsea beat Mexico América 2:1, this summer's new signings Sterling and Koulibaly have not yet played for the team, Chelsea's lineup change relative to last season is not particularly large, the overall strength should be slightly stronger than last season, after all, Sterling is still a good top scorer in the Premier League, and his goal efficiency is much higher than that of Lukaku who left on loan.
Chelsea offered a 343 formation, led by Emerson, Silva, Pulisic and Batshuayi, while Ziyech, Alonso, Kovasic, Jorginho also got the opportunity to start, in addition to Hudson-Odoi, Rees James, Mendy also started together, while Charlotte offered a 451 formation, led by Benjamin, Sergio, Geerin, Micaz, Bronico, Sweedsky and other tough players.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Chelsea's goalpost saved.
In the 30th minute of the match, Batshuayi changed the line of the opposing defender's foot in a long-range shot from the perimeter, and Pulisic scored the ball from close range to give Chelsea the lead.
In the 34th minute of the match, Batshuayi missed a one-handed chance.
At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea changed 10 players in one go, and Sterling, Mount and other tough players came on as substitutes.
In the 93rd minute of the match, Chaloba sent a handball foul in the penalty area, and Charlotte equalized the score with a penalty. Chelsea suffered a draw.
In the end, the two sides were tied, and Chelsea missed the two consecutive wins in the pre-season warm-up matches.