Chelsea vs Derby - Preview and possible lineups
We take a look ahead to the Carabao Cup clash between Chelsea and Derby at Stamford Bridge.
We take a look ahead to the Carabao Cup clash between Chelsea and Derby at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea team news: Eden Hazard is out with a back problem, while Pedro is a doubt with stomach pains that forced him off against Burnley. Maurizio Sarri is expected to rotate his squad heavily.
Derby team news: Chelsea have granted Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori special permission to play against their parent club so both will be available.
Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola on Lampard:
"He's a legend of the club. He's done so much for the club. We really wish him continuously well as a coach," said Zola.
"It's not a surprise for me he's doing well and he's going to do well in the new role in football. He's always had a great attitude towards the game, towards what has to be done to become good in the game."
Derby manager Frank Lampard on returning to Stamford Bridge:
"It's a special draw for me to be able to go back and see people behind the scenes and 40,000-plus friends in the stadium," said the 40-year-old ahead of the fourth-round clash at Stamford Bridge.
"I'm more emotional as I have gotten older, I think. These things catch you. Because you realise, in my life, how important Chelsea was and what I owe for that in terms of thanks."
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Did you know?
In 2008 Frank Lampard scored four times for Chelsea against Derby. Derby have not won at Stamford Bridge since 1983 Craig Bryson scored for Derby the last time the two teams met, in 2014Chelsea predicted XI: Caballero; Zappacosta, Cahill, Christensen, Emerson; Loftus-Cheek, Fabregas, Kovacic; Moses, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi
Derby predicted XI: Carson; Bogle, Keogh, Tomori, Forsyth; Huddlestone, Johnson; Bennett, Mount, Wilson; Marriott
Prediction: 3-1