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Shrewsbury Town
League Cup | Round Four
Oct 28, 2014 at 7.45pm UK
 
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Mangan (77')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Drogba (48'), Grandison (81' og.)

Preview: Shrewsbury Town vs. Chelsea

Sports Mole gazes ahead to Tuesday night's Capital One Cup tie as League Two Shrewsbury Town host Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Premier League leaders Chelsea travel to the lowest-ranked side left in the Capital One Cup, Shrewsbury Town, for a fourth-round tie at Greenhous Meadow on Tuesday night.

Jose Mourinho's side will have only had two days' rest by the time tomorrow's match comes around following their Sunday afternoon draw with Manchester United.

That brought to an end a six-game winning streak in all competitions, and Mourinho's men must now face a Shrewsbury side that are flying and still unbeaten at home this season.

Micky Mellon's side have won four games on the bounce to climb into the League Two playoff places and will have had an extra day to prepare for the visit of the Blues, who are still yet to suffer defeat in 2014-15.

Mellon should be able to call on captain Liam Lawrence after he only came off the bench in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Portsmouth.

Mourinho is sure to make a hoard of changes from the side that were held by United on Sunday, with Ramires possibly making his return from a groin injury.

Cesar Azpilicueta and Branislav Ivanovic are both suspended after recent red cards in the league.

The last time these two sides met was in the FA Cup third round in January 2003. Chelsea won the game 4-0 and current club captain John Terry was part of the team on that day.

Recent form

Shrewsbury: LLWWWW

Chelsea: WWWWWD

Possible starting lineups

Shrewsbury: Leutwiler; Grandison, Goldson, Knight-Percival; Grimmer, Woods, Lawrence, Wesolowski, Demetriou; Collins, Akpa Akpro

Chelsea: Cech; Ake, Zouma, Terry, Luis; Mikel, Baker; Ramires, Willian, Salah; Schurrle

Sports Mole says: 0-3


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