Chelsea are facing a League One team in the Carabao Cup for the second time this season, following their 2-1 away win over Lincoln City in September.
Chelsea travel to Cardiff this evening for the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup. The Blues suffered a dip in form since their 3-0 win over Barcelona and just recorded their first win in 5 games with a 2-0 win at Everton.
The performance was a delightful one for Chelsea fans and Cole Palmer got on the scoresheet. Chelsea will want to continue this form when they face Cardiff City and book their spot in the semifinals.
Maresca will make changes to the starting XI as he has heavily emphasized that he can’t play his best players every time. Maresca has confirmed that Palmer is still playing with an injury and he’s not expected to feature in the game against Cardiff.
Cardiff vs Chelsea Predicted XI
Cardiff Predicted XI: Trott; Ng, Fish, Chambers, Bagan; Wintle, Robertson, Turnbull; Ashford, Salech, J. Colwill
Chelsea Predicted XI: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Hato; Caicedo, Santos; Estevao, Buonanotte, Gittens; George
