Chelsea travel to the Madejski Stadium on Sunday for their latest pre-season test against Championship side Reading.
Frank Lampard’s men have had a mixed pre-season to date but impressed in beating Barcelona 2-1 in Japan on Tuesday, and the club’s all-time record goalscorer will hope to use that as a building block for the weeks ahead.
Reading have been on a tour of Spain this summer but are back in Britain to face their biggest test before their competitive season kicks off next week with a home match against Sheffield Wednesday.