Five-time EFL Cup winners Chelsea welcome Championship side Blackburn Rovers to Stamford Bridge for a fourth round clash on Wednesday.
After a promising set of results, Chelsea were left reeling by another damaging defeat at the weekend which has seen them drop back into the Premier League's bottom half.
Yet another humbling by the Bees at the Bridge means they were sent crashing back down to earth, having now lost all three Premier League West London derbies at home against Thomas Frank's men.
Chelsea's win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the last round of this competition started a three-game winning run for Mauricio Pochettino, before then drawing 2-2 with Arsenal in a game where they were in the ascendancy.
However, a mere 12 points from 10 matches means Pochettino's side find themselves back in the bottom half, and they must ensure this does not become a banana skin of a cup tie which could heap even more pressure on the Argentine.
0 Comments