Chelsea will look to end their four-game winless run when they host League Two side Morecambe in the FA Cup third round today.
A sensational start to the season under new manager Enzo Maresca has seen Chelsea put forward as potential contenders for the Premier League title.
However, a disappointing run over the festive period, including defeats to Fulham and Ipswich Town, saw the Blues drop to fourth in the league and ten points behind leaders Liverpool.
A draw with Crystal Palace last weekend extended their winless run to four games, but Maresca’s side will be hoping to recapture their form in their first FA Cup match of the year against Morecambe.
Here’s everything you need to know about Chelsea’s match against Morecambe, including whether the match will be shown on a TV channel or live in the UK.
Will the Chelsea-Morecambe match be shown on TV today?
The Chelsea-Morecambe match will not be shown on TV In the United Kingdom today.
The match will start at three o’clock in the afternoon.
Chelsea team news
Chelsea are likely to use the game as an opportunity to rotate and give minutes to fringe players, with Morecambe sitting second bottom in League Two.
Such a rotation could give Reece James the chance to get his first minutes from then on He suffered another hamstring injury in mid-November.
The club captain has been an unused substitute in Chelsea’s last two league games, but Maresca confirmed he plans to give the right-back some minutes today.
Elsewhere in defence, Josh Acheampong could continue at centre-back after his impressive display against Palace, while Renato Vega and Axel Disasi could also get minutes.
Benoit Badisahele and Wesley Fofana remain sidelined for a longer period due to their respective injuries, with the latter facing a lengthy spell of action.
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In midfield, Romeo Lavia is hoping for a long-awaited return after missing the last five league matches due to a hamstring injury.
The Belgian is back in first-team training and Maresca hinted that the 21-year-old could feature this afternoon.
Summer arrivals Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Omari Kylieman remain sidelined with injuries, while Maresca has confirmed that Cesar Casadei will not feature as he remains linked with a January exit.
“For him, maybe at this moment, the idea is not to let him play some minutes in case there is any chance for him to go and play,” Maresca said in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
Tyreek George and Marc Guyot, who started Chelsea’s last Conference League match, could get more Cup minutes in the attacking positions as Maresca looks to rest his two key strikers for their midweek clash with Bournemouth.
Chelsea’s expected lineup to face Morecambe
Jorgensen, Disasi, Acheampong, Tosin, Vega, Cassido, Lafia, Madueke, Nkunku, George, Goyo.
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