Ajax vs Chelsea LIVE result: Score, goals and reaction from the Champions League

Frank Lampard’s side travelled to Amsterdam and earned a big three points

Michy Batshuayi is mobbed by his Chelsea team-mates (Reuters)

Chelsea travelled to Amsterdam where they beat Ajax in the Champions League to claim a major scalp.

Frank Lampard’s side were defeated by Valencia in their opening Group H fixture but recovered with a gritty away win at Lille to restore the club’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages.

And they added a huge three points to their haul with an impressive and mature display from Frank Lampard's young side.

Match preview:

When is it?

Kick-off is at 5:55pm BST on Wednesday 23rd October.

How can I watch it?

The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 5:15pm.

Subscribers to BT Sport can watch the game online or on mobile via the BT Sport player and BT Sport app.

Team news

N’golo Kante and Ross Barkley have been ruled out of the fixture, however, Callum Hudson-Odoi is in line to make his first Champions League start. Starlet Billy Gilmour has also travelled to Amsterdam.

Ajax have no fresh concerns, however, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar may drop out of the starting eleven that defeated RKC Waalwijk on the weekend. Nico Tagliafico returns from suspension.

Key Points

• Ajax: Onana; Dest, Veltman, Blind, Tagliafico; Martínez, Edson Álvarez; Ziyech, Van der Beek, Promes; Tadic​
• Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso; Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi

[23 October 2019 19:31 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea

78 mins: Chelsea win a corner. Tomori wins the header and puts it back across goal but then Zouma gives away a free kick as he tries to get to the ball. The tempo of the game has slowed right down, neither team wanting to overpress when attacking. 

[23 October 2019 19:33 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea

81 mins: Another Chelsea corner is delivered by Hudson-Odoi, he finds Zouma, who heads the ball back into the middle, Tomori gets to the second ball under pressure from Tagliafico but puts it wide. 

Pulisic has a shot but that goes wide too. 

[23 October 2019 19:38 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 0 Chelsea

84 mins: Zouma is booked for a challenge on Ziyech in the middle of the park. Ajax get to men forward on the break, they only have to beat Jorginho and they're in on goal but the Brazilian reads the play and makes the interception. 

[23 October 2019 19:38 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 1 Chelsea - Batshuayi

86 mins: GOAL! The substitutes have done it for Chelsea. Pulisic is given the ball out on the left, there are a number of black shirts in the box and Pulisic picks out Batshuayi who picks up the ball behind him and finds the back of the net!

[23 October 2019 19:43 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 1 Chelsea

90 mins: Callum Hudson-Odoi goes off for Chelsea and Reece James comes on for the final few minutes. 

There'll be four added minutes.

[23 October 2019 19:45 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 1 Chelsea

90+2 mins: Batshuayi picks up the ball on the edge of the area and shoots but Onana saves it and drops the ball out for a corner.  

[23 October 2019 19:47 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0 - 1 Chelsea

90+4 mins: The full time whistle goes. It's a big win for Chelsea, it's a big win for Frank Lampard, probably his best as the Chelsea manager!

[23 October 2019 19:49 · Michael Jones]

Ajax hadn't lost since the 8th of May but Lampard's youngsters have come here and played a blinder.

A hard-fought, well worked win for Chelsea and you can see what it means to the players.

They cheer and clap the away fans as Azpilicueta and Lampard embrace. 

[23 October 2019 19:51 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea go top of Group H at least until Valencia face Lille later tonight. What a win for Chelsea!

[23 October 2019 19:56 · Michael Jones]

Ajax 0-1 Chelsea: The visitors went top of Group H as Chelsea's abundance of youngsters impressed once again: