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Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 2
Chelsea wins: 2
Draws: 0
Morecambe wins: 0

When Chelsea and Morecambe crossed paths in the 2024-25 FA Cup, it was almost exactly four years to the day since they first met in a competitive contest, having also faced off in the third round of the 2020-21 tournament.

A match played at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no fans present at Stamford Bridge to witness the demolition job Frank Lampard's men inflicted on the Shrimps, who succumbed to a 4-0 defeat on that occasion.

Mason Mount and Timo Werner were on target in the first half of that third-round tie, before Callum Hudson-Odoi and now-Arsenal man Kai Havertz rounded off the scoring in the second 45.

It has been all change in the Chelsea ranks since that comfortable win over the Shrimps, as Ben Chilwell is the only player from that matchday squad still at the club, and even he has been ostracised from the camp under Maresca.

Of course, fellow full-back Reece James was also in the Blues' first team at that time, but the injury-plagued defender missed that third-round triumph with one of the many hamstring problems he has suffered down the years.

Chilwell was not involved in the January 2025 showdown on account of his plan to leave the club, but skipper James played his part as Enzo Maresca's men went one better than the 2020-21 Blues with a 5-0 third-round thumping.

Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix both struck braces on the day, while Christopher Nkunku also got in on the act for Chelsea, who fielded almost a full second-choice starting XI for the visit of Derek Adams's team.

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Written by
Ben Knapton