Chelsea FC 6-0 Barnsley LIVE! Carabao Cup result, latest news and Lampard reaction after Kai Havertz hat-trick
Chelsea eased into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup - where they will meet Tottenham - with a crushing win over Barnsley.
The Blues overwhelmed their Championship opponents at Stamford Bridge, with Kai Havertz registering his first goal in English football before going on to seal a brilliant hat-trick.
Tammy Abraham, Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud were also on target for Chelsea, who handed a debut to Thiago Silva, while fellow new signing Ben Chilwell registered an assist as a late substitute.
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Date, time and venue
Chelsea vs Barnsley is scheduled for an 7.45pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, September 23.
This match will be played behind closed doors at Stamford Bridge with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
Live stream: The match will not be televised live in the UK, but fans will still be able to watch via the carabaocup.live website.
Match passes cost £10.
Team news
Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Thiago Silva, Emerson, Kovacic, Barkley, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Abraham
Subs: Baxter, James, Zouma, Chilwell, Jorginho, Werner, Giroud
Barnsley XI: Collins, Ludewig, Sollbauer, Halme, J Williams, Styles, Ritzmaier, Mowatt, Woodrow, Frieser, Schmidt
Subs: Walton, Oduor, Moon, Simoes, Chaplin, Adeboyejo, Thomas
Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Barnsley
Though Chelsea will make a number of changes with a trip to West Brom coming on Saturday, they'll likely still have too much quality for Barnsley.
There is a heavy weight of expectation on the Blues to perform this season and after a perhaps sub-par start to their Premier League campaign, Lampard will be desperate to get it right on Wednesday.
The motivation will be high among the Chelsea squad, and I expect them to come out on top.
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