2023/2024 League Cup: Chelsea Vs Blackburn Rovers, The Blues Will Show More Serious

Raheem Sterling, don't want to be ashamed at Chelsea's home. (photo: @ChelseaFC)

JAKARTA - Chelsea FC and Blackburn Rovers will meet in the last 16 of the 2023/2024 Premier League Cup. This duel is predicted to be fierce with Chelse's status as the host who is a team from the Premier League Kasata and his opponent is a team from the Championship Division.

Ahead of the match at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 02.45 WIB The Blues had just fallen 0-2 from Brentford in the 2023/2024 Premier League. But Chelsea are determined to rise against Blackburn Rovers in the Carabao Cup.

The Blues' chances of winning are quite open because The Rovers' performance is still not promising. Appearing in the 2023/2024 Championship Division, Blackburn Rovers have suffered 7 defeats from 14 matches.

In the last match Blackburn fell from Swansea City with a score of 0-1. This is definitely not a slick capital to challenge Chelsea, who are clearly ahead of the quality of the squad and coaches.

On paper, Chelsea, who will appear in front of their own supporters, is indeed superior. However, in this single leg tournament, The Rovers could create a surprise.

Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino has more ambitions in this match. He called it important after poor results in league competitions.

Pochettino has historically ignored the Carabao Cup event when they coached Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur. But now the Argentine coach insists on the importance of fighting hard in the competition considering Chelsea is in an ideal condition.

"Since the start of the season I have said this, competitions such as the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup are very important for us. We will try to reduce the line-up as well as possible. Some players need time off after appearing in the previous match and we don't want to take risks. But in general we will try to lower the best team line up," he said..

"All players must be ready for this match, and then we will determine the line-up. We will face this competition seriously because we want to reach a far-reaching stage. This competition is important to build momentum before matches vs Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City," Pochettino said at a press conference ahead of the vs Blackburn Rovers match.

Chelsea's record in home games in the context of the League Cup is indeed better. That's because the Blues were able to win 2 wins against AFC Wimbledon and Brighton.

Even so, Pochettino still chose to be careful looking at the upcoming match. He believes his team's performance will improve as long as they are able to be disciplined even though there are many things that his team must improve.

Player Composition Forecast

Chelsea (4-2-3-1):Robert Sryptez; Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Conor Gallagher, Moiseres Caicedo; Ian Maatsen, Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling; Nicolas Jackson. Coach:Mauricio Pochettino.

Blackburn Rovers (4-1-4-1):Leopold Wahlstedt; James Hill, Hayden Carter, Scott Wharton, Harry Pickering; Sondre Tronstad; Callum Brittain, Joe Rankin-Costello, Sammie Szmodics, Arn calmer Sigursamasson; Tyrhys Dolan. Coach: Jon Dahl Tomasson.