Chelsea will hope to secure a straightforward passage into the fourth round of the FA Cup when National League side Chesterfield pay a visit to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The Blues have suffered back-to-back defeats in FA Cup finals in the past two seasons, while the visitors have not made it to round four since the 2014-15 season, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. CHESTERFIELD
© Reuters
CHELSEA
Out: N'Golo Kante (COVID-19), Thiago Silva (COVID-19), Edouard Mendy (international), Reece James (hamstring), Ben Chilwell (ACL), Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring)
Doubtful: Cesar Azpilicueta (cramp), Andreas Christensen (back), Kai Havertz (finger)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Bettinelli; Mbuyamba, Sarr, McClelland; Hudson-Odoi, Hall, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic; Vale; Soonsup-Bell, Werner
CHESTERFIELD
Out: Jack Clarke (hamstring)
Doubtful: Gavin Gunning (fatigue), Luke Croll (unspecified), Laurence Maguire (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Loach; Williams, Gunning, Whittle; King, Oyeleke, Mandeville, Weston, Miller; Tshimanga, Kahn
