Chelsea vs Everton LIVE: Team news & line-ups ahead of Carabao Cup clash plus draw details

Chelsea vs Everton LIVE: Express Sport brings you the latest Carabao Cup scores, news and analysis from Stamford Bridge

THE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW…

19:25: Some bright spark at Carabao HQ decided it would be a good idea if A Question of Sport stars Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson conducted the quarter-final draw tomorrow.

Football legends that they are…

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Not only that, but it will shown exclusively live on Twitter at 4pm tomorrow afternoon.

Don’t worry if you don’t use Twitter because I’ll be here to bring you everything you need to know.

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CAN’T DO MUCH WORSE

19:20: Did you know that Ronald Koeman took charge of three games against Chelsea as Everton manager?

Actually, that’s not the interesting fact.

The interesting fact that should go some way to taking the pressure of David Unsworth is that Everton lost with an aggregate score of 10-0…

In fact, the Blues haven’t lost a home game against Everton in all competitions since November 1994.

HAVE YOUR SAY

19:15: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

THERE AIN’T NO, DISSATISFACTION…

19:10: Probably the most feeble effort at a Rolling Stones pun in recorded history. Didn’t even nearly work.

Moving swiftly on…

Thibaut Courtois has reiterated that nobody in the Chelsea camp is unhappy with manager Antonio Conte.

Reports claimed Blues players were unhappy with the Italian’s training methods, but Courtois says it’s pure conjecture.

“When a top team has a few bad results the first thing people try to say is that the players are not happy and we’re not behind the coach, but against Watford you saw we fought for every moment and we fought when we were down, so everybody can see we’re behind the coach,” Courtois told the club’s official website.

“Those rumours are easy to spread but I don’t think they are true. If somebody is unhappy, instead of going to the press I think they would say it internally, so it’s not true.”

TWITTER ROUND-UP

John: This match will be vital to Musonda’s Chelsea career. A positive performance could see him become a Premier League alternative to Pedro and Willian.

Alan: Exciting line up by Chelsea. Finally get to see Drinkwater in action for the Blues but it’s Ampadu’s start that’s got me excited!

Bob: Rhino giving more of his U23’s the game time they deserve tonight!

TOTTENHAM vs WEST HAM

19:00: Here’s the sides battling it out at Wembley tonight. Some suggestion it could decide Slaven Bilic’s future. I seem to remember that being the case last season, and look what happened…

Tottenham XI: Vorm, Trippier, Foyth, Alderweireld, Davies, Rose, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Llorente.

Subs: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Walker-Peters, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Nkoudou.

West Ham XI: Adrian, Byram, Ogbonna, Rice, Kouyate, Cresswell, Noble, Fernandes, Lanzini, Ayew, Carroll.

Subs: Hart, Fonte, Masuaku, Obiang, Arnautovic, Hernandez, Haksabanovic.

TEAM NEWS – CHELSEA

18:55: And now for the hosts. Antonio Conte has made nine changes from the victory over Watford.

As expected, Alvaro Morata is rested ahead of Saturday’s visit to Bournemouth with Michy Batshuayi starting.

There’s also a debut for fit-again Danny Drinkwater, and 17-year-old Ethan Ampadu, who arrived from Exeter over the summer.

The back four is pretty settled, while Kenedy and Musonda are aided by first-team regular Willian in attack.

TEAM NEWS – EVERTON

18:50: Let’s start with the visitors. David Unsworth has made some pretty bold changes from the side Ronald Koeman selected to be whipped by Arsenal.

There’s a senior debut for 19-year-old Beni Baningime. He’s a holding midfielder and was pivotal for Unsworth’s Under-23s last season if you were wondering.

Elsewhere James McCarthy and Aaron Lennon are welcomed back to the first-team action after a lengthy absence.

Wayne Rooney starts as a striker with Oumar Niasse, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the bench.

CHELSEA vs EVERTON – LINE-UPS

18:45: And here’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Ampadu, Kenedy, Willian, Batshuayi, Musonda.

Subs: Eduardo, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Scott, Fabregas, Pedro, Morata.

Everton XI: Pickford, Baines, Williams, Jagielka, Rooney, Mirallas, Lennon, McCarthy, Davies, Kenny, Baningime.

Subs: Robles, Keane, Sigurdsson, Niasse, Calvert-Lewin, Holgate, Lookman.

TEAM NEWS KLAXON

18:43: We’ll have those starting XI’s for you very soon folks. Don’t move a muscle.

CARABAO? WHAT’S A CARABAO?

18:40: Carabao is Thailand’s second most popular energy drink, behind another beverage called M-150 (which sounds like a ballistic missile) and tastes like Calpol.

But I’m contractually obliged to tell you that WHEN YOU NEED A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL BOOST, CARABAO GIVES YOU THE ENERGY TO FACE THE BATTLE AHEAD.

Not really, but I thought you should know how ridiculous their slogan is.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CUP

18:35: Just one other match happening tonight as West Ham make the short trip to Wembley to take on Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham (8pm).

Spurs are fresh from battering Liverpool, while West Ham’s Shaven Bilic is on the brink after after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Friday night.

I’ll keep you updated with everything from Wembley.

GOOD EVENING

18:30: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Everton from Stamford Bridge.

What a whirlwind it’s been on Merseyside. 

The Toffees were hammered to a supposedly vulnerable Arsenal, Ronald Koeman lost his job and cult hero David Unsworth aka Unzy, Rhino, or simply Dave was promoted to caretaker manager.

All part of the Premier League merry-go-round I suppose.

But it’s a tricky assignment against Antonio Conte’s Chelsea, who returned to winning ways against Watford on Saturday.

And as nobody ever says, anything can happen in the Carabao Cup…

CHELSEA vs EVERTON – PREVIEW

Antonio Conte could field a strong-looking Chelsea squad for tonight’s Carabao Cup clash with Everton at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues’ Italian boss will look to build on Saturday’s 4-2 league win over Watford with a strong performance in cup action.

Danny Drinkwater (calf), N’Golo Kante (hamstring) and Victor Moses (hamstring) will all miss out again.

Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye is suspended for the trip to Chelsea after his red card against Arsenal at the weekend.

Morgan Schneiderlin, who missed Sunday’s game with a knock, is fit again while fellow midfielder James McCarthy has trained after a knee problem.

Interim manager David Unsworth insists there will be no big changes but he will look to introduce a more attacking style.

Chelsea provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Luiz, Kenedy, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Clarke-Salter, Scott, Eduardo, Ampadu, Sterling.

Everton provisional squad: Pickford, Holgate, Jagielka, Keane, Baines, Schneiderlin, Davies, Vlasic, Sigurdsson, Rooney, Calvert-Lewin, Robles, Martina, Kenny, Williams, McCarthy, Mirallas, Lennon, Klaassen, Lookman, Niasse.