Chelsea get their latest Carabao Cup campaign up and running against League Two side Barrow at Stamford Bridge this evening.
The Blues reached the final of this competition last season under former manager Mauricio Pochettino and were perhaps unfortunate to have lost to a youthful Liverpool team at Wembley, albeit it was a remarkable feat for Jurgen Klopp to win it with such a young team in his final campaign at the helm.
Enzo Maresca’s side will naturally be strong favourites for their third-round clash and failure to progress would be a major shock, even if Barrow have been in strong form and currently sit top of League Two after winning five and losing only one of their seven matches so far this term under former Tottenham midfielder Stephen Clemence.
They beat fourth-tier rivals Port Vale in round one of this competition before shocking Championship side Derby on penalties to tee up a plum trip to Chelsea, who are making great early progress under Maresca and have not lost in the Premier League since the opening day of the season.
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They currently sit fifth, only three points off top spot as things stand after easily brushing aside London rivals West Ham at the weekend.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Chelsea vs Barrow is scheduled for a 7:45pm BST kick-off time tonight on Tuesday September 24, 2024.
Stamford Bridge in west London will host the match.
Where to watch Chelsea vs Barrow
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports+.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream online via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with live updates and analysis from Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Barrow team news
Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; Gusto, Diasi, Badiashile, Veiga; Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall; Neto, Felix, Mudryk, Nkunku
Subs: Bettinelli, Colwill, Chilwell, Acheampong, Chukwuemeka, Fernandez, George, Deivid, Guiu
Barrow XI: Farman, Feely, Vassell, Stokes, Jackson, Campbell, Foley, Newby, Spence, Acquah, Garner
Subs: Stanway, Canavan, Tiensia, Eccleston, Worrall, Kouyate, Dallas, Weston, Telford
Chelsea vs Barrow prediction
Anything but a convincing Blues win here would be a huge disappointment for in-form Chelsea, who look way ahead of progress in terms of their early development under Maresca.
Barrow will be eager to give a good account of themselves on such a big stage and have been in fine fettle themselves so far this season, but even a much-changed home side will surely have too much for the early League Two leaders.
Chelsea to win, 3-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The only other previous meeting between these two clubs came all the way back in 1948, with Chelsea winning 5-0 in the FA Cup.
Chelsea wins: 1
Draws: 0
Barrow wins: 0
Chelsea vs Barrow match odds
Chelsea to win: 1/25
Barrow to win: 45/1
Draw: 19/1
