Swindon are going to be without Ryan Mason and Ryan Harley when they welcome Chelsea on the County Ground. In-form Mason has a thigh problem that looks set to rule him out for 14 days while former Exeter midfielder Harley has a medial knee ligament problem, leaving manager Mark Cooper rather light on numbers with Aaron Oakley (foot) and Tijane Reis (knee) also out.
His options are boosted however from the return of Spurs loanee Alex Pritchard after suspension having missed the-2 enlighten Bristol City on Saturday but right-back Nathan Byrne will sit out your third bet on his three-match ban and Alex Smith's knee injury has ruled him out.
Nile Ranger netted his first league goal for that club with just three minutes remaining of the derby victory and also the former Newcastle striker looks set to start out once more against Jose Mourinho's men. Cooper is taken inspiration from Bradford's memorable Capital Single serving run last season.
Jose Mourinho's first domestic cup tie since time for English football sees them tackle a Sky Bet League One outfit that are no strangers to giant killing. They achieved on the list of upsets in the round because they deposed of QPR 2-0 last month and Harry Redknapp's men're in good company, because the start of 2012 Swindon have taken the scalps of Stoke, Brighton, Burnley and Wigan in a variety of cup competitions.
Wigan were one of the many teams within the end of a Bradford cup upset last season, with the likes of Arsenal, and Cooper is well aware of the performances underdogs can produce in this particular competition when the footballing world expects defeat.
World Cup-winner Juan Mata and Brazil defender David Luiz are to feature for Chelsea. Manager Jose Mourinho has told Mata, that has made two starts this term after being near ever-specific to his initial two seasons at Chelsea, to prove his worth in the County Ground.
Right-back Cesar Azpilicueta, left-back Ryan Bertrand and midfielder Michael Essien have been in line to feature for just a Chelsea affiliate with no fitness concerns. And Steve Holland has backed the Portuguese manager to raise Mata, who was not in the squad for Saturday's defeat of Fulham and instead trained twice over the weekend.
Mourinho's assistant cited the illustration showing Ronaldo, the world's most high-priced player on his proceed to Real Madrid who improved his game still further at the Bernabeu. To win the League Cup, Chelsea must overcome Swindon with the County Ground within a challenge and that is not to ever be underestimated, Holland says.
Holland pointed to recent precedent - Bradford's march on the final including wins over Arsenal and Aston Villa, plus Liverpool's loss to Oldham inside FA Cup - as a good enough for Chelsea to be wary in Wiltshire.
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