Preview: Chelsea has been given a favorable draw as they will travel to the Proact Stadium to face League One team, Chesterfield in this round of FA Cup.
Chelsea was knocked out from last year’s edition of the tournament by Man United and it looks like Jose Mourinho is ready to put up a strong side for their game against Chesterfield.
Chesterfield who is currently fighting for a promotion spot in League one, come into the game on the back of a good run of form which saw them win three league games on the trot. They will look to take advantage of Chelsea’s poor away form and shock The Blues by causing an upset.
Chelsea also suffered defeat in their last Premier League game as they lost 1-0 to Newcastle United. Diego Costa will be looking to put that performance behind him and fire Chelsea into the next round of the FA Cup.
Team News:
Chelsea can welcome back Thibaut Courtois for this tie after he served a one match suspension in their previous league game against Newcastle. Oscar, who is also a key member of the team is back from suspension as well and Mourinho will definitely start him in this tie.
Chelsea has looked like slowly turning into no fresh injury concerns ahead of this FA Cup game against Chesterfield. Thibaut Courtois, Nemanja Matic, and Kurt Zouma are likely to feature for Chelsea today after the trio missed their last league game with an injury.
Oscar is expected to be handed a chance in this FA Cup game after he was benched in the last Premier League game against Newcastle United. Mourinho will hope that Oscar can find his feet fast and contribute to their attack with good performances.
The Blues will look to continue their winning run under Jose Mourinho which now stretches to eleven games after they won the first leg of their League Cup tie against Stoke City.
Confirmed Team News: Thibaut Courtois makes his return to the starting XI and comes in for Asmir Begovic, with Nemanja Matic and Kurt Zouma also replacing John Obi Mikel and Ramires respectively. Oscar comes in for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, while Diego Costa and Loic Remy lead the line.
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Probable Chelsea XI: Thibaut Courtois; Branislav Ivanovic, Kurt Zouma, Gary Cahill (C), Filipe Luis; Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Eden Hazard; Diego Costa.
Confirmed Chesterfield XI: Tommy Lee; Paul McGinn, Sam Hird, Ian Evatt (C), Dan Jones; Gary Liddle, Jay O’Shea; Robbie Weir, Armand Gnanduillet, Cristian Montano; Eoin Doyle.
Chelsea start this FA cup tie as the overwhelming favourites to win and progress further in this year’s edition of the famous cup competition. They will be hoping to put their recent league struggles behind them and focus on winning this FA Cup game against Chesterfield.
Chelsea play again on Tuesday in the Premier League, so it is expected that Jose Mourinho will rest a number of key players ahead of that game.
Chelsea will be looking for their first win on the road in the 2016/17 campaign, but they couldn’t have got a much easier tie than this to get that off their back. They are expected to win easily against Chesterfield and secure an easy path through the next round of the FA Cup.
Prediction: Chelsea 3-0 Chesterfield
Chelsea will be looking to win this game and progress further in this year’s edition of the FA Cup. Diego Costa and co will look to put their recent league struggles behind them and focus on winning this FA Cup game against Chesterfield.
Team News: Thibaut Courtois makes his return to the starting XI and comes in for Asmir Begovic, with Nemanja Matic and Kurt Zouma also replacing John Obi Mikel and Ramires respectively. Oscar comes in for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, while Diego Costa and Loic Remy lead the line.
Confirmed Chelsea XI: Thibaut Courtois; Branislav Ivanovic, Kurt Zouma, Gary Cahill (C), Filipe Luis; Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Eden Hazard; Diego Costa.
Probable Chesterfield XI: Tommy Lee; Paul McGinn, Sam Hird, Ian Evatt (C), Dan Jones; Gary Liddle, Jay O’Shea; Robbie Weir, Armand Gnanduillet, Cristian Montano; Eoin Doyle.
Chelsea start this FA cup tie as the overwhelming favourites to win and progress further in this year’s edition of the famous cup competition. They will be hoping to put their recent league struggles behind them and focus on winning this FA Cup game against Chesterfield.
Chelsea play again on Tuesday in the Premier League, so it is expected that Jose Mourinho will rest a number of key players ahead of that game. Chelsea will be looking for their first win on the road in the 2016/17 campaign, but they couldn’t have got a much easier tie than this to get that off their back. They are expected to win easily against Chesterfield and secure an easy path through the next round of the FA Cup.
Match Details: Chelsea FC vs Chesterfield (English FA Cup 2016 Live Stream). Date: January 26, Sunday. Time: 16:00 GMT / 19:30 IST. Venue: Stamford Bridge. Head-to-head stats between Chelsea FC and Chesterfield: Chelsea have won 8 of the 10 meetings against Chesterfield in all competitions. This will be their first FA cup meeting with each other.
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