Chelsea will look to secure their third win in a row on Tuesday when the Blues play Bristol Rovers in the League Cup at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have started off the campaign much better than how they did last season with wins in both their opening Premier League matches, against West Ham and Watford. NaijaBet.com
Aside from all six points, Antonio Conte will also be pleased to see several of Chelsea’s star players back to their best, with Diego Costa having scored two goals and Eden Hazard looking in fine form.
The Blues will now be hoping to take such form into the League Cup when they play a Bristol Rovers side who haven’t had such an easy start to life in League One.
A trip to Stamford Bridge will not be an easy challenge to overcome although the League Cup has thrown up plenty of drama in the past.
Form guide
Chelsea come into their League Cup clash having beaten Watford with an 87th-minute winner by Costa at Vicarage Road while Rovers drew 1-1 away to Southend United on Saturday.
Key players
Costa has enjoyed a strong start to the season and is the man to watch for on Tuesday if he starts.
Team news
Conte doesn’t have any fresh injury concerns to worry about, although he could opt to rest the likes of Costa on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Rovers boss Darrell Clarke named an unchanged XI for the Southend game and could well do the same on Tuesday.
Chelsea possible starting XI:Begovic, Aina, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Matic, Kante, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Batshuayi.
Rovers possible starting XI: Mildenhall; Leadbitter, Clarke, Lockyer, Hartley, Brown; Clarke, Lines, Sinclair, Taylor, Harrison.
What they’re saying
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte: “Losing always leaves sad things in you. You can lose your confidence and for this reason it is important to win these two games because you can continue to trust in the work and raise the confidence of the players.
“For these reasons it was important to start in the right way for all. Now we must continue and we have a great chance to continue in the next game at home.”
Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke: “For me, I’m disappointed and I’m angry [after the Southend draw]. I thought we put in a thoroughly professional performance. We take our medicine and we move on.
“We aren’t going there [Stamford Bridge] for a day out. We want to go there and do ourselves justice and give Chelsea right good game and see if we can win a Cup tie.”
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