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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest. Carabao Cup Round 3.

Stamford BridgeAttendance40,621.

Chelsea 5

  • R Kenedy (13th minute)
  • M Batshuayi (19th minute, 53rd minute, 86th minute)
  • C Musonda (40th minute)

Nottingham Forest 1

  • T Darikwa (91st minute)

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest preview: Eden Hazard set to start

Eden Hazard of Chelsea gets away from Oliveira Richard of Qarabag FK during the UEFA Champions League Group C match
Image: Eden Hazard could make his first start of the season for Chelsea

Eden Hazard is set to start for Chelsea for the first time this season in Wednesday night's Carabao Cup clash with Nottingham Forest.

The Belgian playmaker suffered a broken ankle in June and has made three substitute appearances for the Blues in the last 10 days.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte said: "For Eden now is the right moment to start the game and to try to play the whole game."

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Forest, who lost at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup in both 2000 and 2007, will run out having won only once in four league outings since booking their trip with a 3-2 extra-time victory at Newcastle in the second round.

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Defender David Luiz is suspended for three games and winger Pedro is unlikely to be risked due to a leg injury, while midfielder Danny Drinkwater (calf) is also absent.

Striker Michy Batshuayi could start, with young players Charly Musonda and Kenedy also expected to be given first-team opportunities in a rotated squad.

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Forest will also make plenty of changes, with Liam Bridcutt cup-tied having already played in the competition with Leeds.

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Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have met once before in the League Cup, with the Blues winning 2-1 a third-round replay in 1971-72 after drawing 1-1 in the original match - a campaign in which Chelsea reached the final, only to lose 2-1 to Stoke City.

The Blues have won 17 of their 19 League Cup against lower league opposition (D2), including wins in each of their last nine.

Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton
Image: Forest manager Mark Warburton will also make plenty of changes

Nottingham Forest's win against Newcastle in round two was their first League Cup win against opponents from a higher division since December 1993 after losing each of the 11 games beforehand.

Chelsea have only failed to reach round four of the League Cup in just one of their last 11 seasons - losing 4-3 to Newcastle with Shola Ameobi netting a late winner.

Forest haven't progressed to the fourth-round stage since 2004-05, losing in the third round last season to Premier League opponents Arsenal, 4-0.

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