Chelsea host Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round of the FA Cup at the Stamford Bridge, seeking a straightforward route into the last 16 of the competition on Saturday afternoon with kickoff at 15:30.
Chelsea had an impressive start to the Premier League this season with the club leading the table for most of the first half. However, Tuchel hit a slump along the way and as result they dropped into the third sport with now 10 points off the summit and league leaders Man City have a game in hand.
Taking a break from the Premier League, the Blues take on a league outfit in the in the fourth round of the FA Cup and they will no doubt give their 100% to go all the way to the end of the competition. They opened their campaign in the third round where they knockout Chesterfield with a 5-1 victory.
Meanwhile Plymouth are seeking a promotion to the second tier come next season as the side have produced one of their fine campaigns in League One, recording 13 victories, eight draws and seven defeats in their 28 matches to collect 41 points which have left them sitting in the seventh, with five points outside the top-six and with two a game in hand.
They head into the match in high spirits as they are coming of a 3-1 victory against Doncaster at away in their previous League One outing, with Luke Jephcott cancelling out Branden Horton’s 10th minute goal, before Joe Edwards and Jordan Garrick won the match for Steven Schumacher’s men in the second half.
The win saw Schumacher’s side bounce back from a three-match winless run in the third tier and taking a break from the division action Plymouth will be looking to build their momentum and confidence ahead of the playoff battle.
Plymouth started their FA campaign in the first round where they saw off Sheffield Wednesday with a 3-0 win before Knocking out Rochdale 2-1 in the second round. They made it to this round after seeing out Birmingham City in the previous round and they will want to keep the ball rolling, although they face their toughest test in competition.
Chelsea vs Plymouth head to head
This will be the first competitive fixture against the two since February 1989 when Chelsea defeated Plymouth 1-0 in a Championship match.
Home
- Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
- Brighton 1-1 Chelsea
- Man City 1-0 Chelsea
- Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
- Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield
Away
- Doncaster 1-3 Plymouth
- Fleetwood 3-3 Plymouth
- Plymouth 1-2 Lincoln
- Sheffield Wed 4-2 Plymouth
- Birmingham 0-1 Plymouth
Chelsea team news
Chelsea will be without Ben Chilwell who remains out for long-term with ACL injury, while Edouard Mendy is still representing his national team in the AFCON and Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah are doubts.
Plymouth team news
Plymouth will be without Brendan Galloway and George Cooper due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Chelsea win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
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