Chelsea vs Aston Villa Match Thread - EFL Cup Rd3

[Legion]

As pleased as I am for Cam, I'm surprised not to see either Ings or Watkins on the bench. Just hope he can show what he is capable of.

[Risso]

Never mind the weakened team, it's the unwelcome return of 4-2-3-1. Urgh.

[steamer]

Barkley also on their bench
closest he has got to a game this season ?

[mrfuse]

Is Bailey injured or just rested?

I think injured and hopedully precaution to have him for Saturday against manure

Major doubt for Saturday according to Ashley Preece.

[Bad English]

What are the queues like for chips in the ground?

[SaddVillan]

Some perspective on the relative cost of tonight's squads. This is what they/we have paid for the players on both sides where fees have been involved

Kepa £72m
Kante £30m
Saul £4m
Chilwell £50m
Zyech - £33m
Werner - £48m
Barkley £15m
Havertz £70m
Lukaku £98m
Total £375m

Cash £14m
Hause - £3m
Sanson £15.5m
Marvelous £11m
Traore - £17m
Buendia £33m
El Ghazi £8m

Hause - £3m
Caleb - £300k
Total £96.8

Yep  they've spent 4x what we have.

That's the measure of how far we are away from being title contenders.

[Toronto Villa]

As pleased as I am for Cam, I'm surprised not to see either Ings or Watkins on the bench. Just hope he can show what he is capable of.

No worries. Big Caleb will rough up the Chelsea back four.

[Demitri_C]

Archer goes close!! Jesus

Should ahve done better with the finish in a honesty but he is still young

[paul_e]

Cam should've scored there, great play by Sanson.

[Risso]

Aargh Archer, should have scored lad!

[CT]

Bloody hell, Leeg would have been crying tears of joy if Cam had buried that!

[Toronto Villa]

Fuck super ball by Sanson and Cam missed out on a magical start

[Toronto Villa]

That would have been the same as his second goal in the last round

[Risso]

Archer doesn’t look out of place at all.

[Legion]

Aargh! So close.