The main event of Wednesday’s preseason schedule is still to come, but we have four results in the books before dinner time.
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Chelsea and Liverpool will tangle in an International Champions Cup date at the Rose Bowl come 11 p.m. ET, but Sunderland, Southampton, Swansea and Crystal Palace all played earlier.
Dijon 2-3 Sunderland
David Moyes oversaw another win for the Black Cats, who took on a Ligue 1 side in Dijon. Star midfielder Wahbi Khazri scored again for Sunderland, Fabio Borini converted a penalty and Joel Asoro also scored. Sunderland never trailed but gave away a pair of leads on the evening.
FC Twente 1-2 Southampton
Virgil van Dijk and Sam Gallagher scored for Saints as by all accounts they had a rather comfortable afternoon despite the hosts scoring with a quarter-hour remaining in the friendly.
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Swindon 0-3 Swansea
Modou Barrow had a goal and two assists as Swansea won its third match of the preseason, with Andre Ayew and Jay Fulton also netting in the victory.
AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Crystal Palace
Palace led 1-0 and 3-1, but had to hold on for the win after a Papa Souare own goal brought the hosts to within one in the second half. Palace’s goal scorers were Connor Wickham, Yannick Bolasie and new boy Freddie Ladapo.
Chelsea vs. Liverpool -- 11 p.m. ET
