Chelsea claimed a hard-fought 3-1 win over Cardiff City yesterday. The Blues made it difficult for themselves with a poor first-half showing.However, manager Enzo Maresca rang the changes and the top

Chelsea have lost two of the last four Carabao Cup finals.

This Carabao Cup game between Cardiff City and Chelsea takes place at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US, and 7 a.m. AEDT on Wednesday morning in Australia.

Chelsea team news: Beating Brighton in a Women’s Super League match wasn’t a special occasion. It was still notable as it put Chelsea back on a winning streak, albeit a very short one, following a rather weird stretch of three winless games for the blues.

Second-half changes from Enzo Maresca were the difference maker in a surprisingly close battle in Wales.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has changed his entire team from the 2-0 Premier League win over Everton on Saturday. Cole Palmer is rested and Marc Cucurella is suspended but there's no shortage of quality and experience in this line-up. Moises Caicedo returns to captain the team, while there are starts for the likes of Marc Guiu and Facundo Buonanotte.

Changes were made with Garnacho coming on for Tyrique George, and the substitute made the difference just 12 minutes after the break with the aid of a serious mistake from Cardiff

Chelsea have suffered a blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Newcastle, with Estevao Willian set to miss the game through injury. Estevao has a “small muscle problem” that will keep him out of Saturday’s trip to St James’ Park in the Premier League, according to manager Enzo Maresca.