Chelsea have already beaten Lincoln City and Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road in the Carabao Cup, but they have made hard work of narrow one-goal wins. Their in-form hosts, who currently lead the third tier, will be aiming to make things similarly challenging for the Blues.

They pushed Newcastle hard on their visit to St. James' Park in October, only falling to a last minute winner from Bruno Guimaraes. Only two points separate them from their hosts, who will be feeling the pressure after Sunday's defeat in the Tyne-Weir derby and who looked drained from competing on four fronts.

Chelsea got back to winning ways against Everton on Saturday as they won 2-0 thanks to first half goals from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto.

Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has become the latest former Blue to state the obvious issue at the club right now.Away from the drama of the comments made by Enzo Maresca for a bit, because

Unfortunately for audiences in the United Kingdom, the 3 p.m. GMT kick-off blackout means Chelsea’s clash with Everton will not be televised anywhere. There will be radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT, but supporters will have to wait for post-match highlights.

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Chelsea boss Maresca has opened up a can of worms: "The last 48 hours have been the hardest since I joined the club."

Enzo Maresca said Reece James' recent increased game time is partly because the defender himself is asking for more involvement despite the club's cautious load