Yet even with the lead, Chelsea still allowed Cardiff to get back in the game, conceding an equaliser in the 75th minute. Had it not been for Pedro Neto’s late winner, the Blues were looking at a shock scoreline once the final whistle sounded.

Chelsea enters Saturday on a bit of a whimper on all fronts. After beating Barcelona in UEFA Champions League action last month, the club has gone winless in its past four matches. Along with losing to Leeds United earlier this month, the Blues only have draws against Arsenal and Bournemouth.

All of the Carabao Cup last eight fixtures will be shown live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, with the Chelsea match available on the Main Event and Premier League channels, as well as Sky GO. There is just one destination in the United States and that is Paramount+, while fuboTV and DAZN are showing the fixture in Canada.

Chelsea got back to winning ways against Everton on Saturday as they won 2-0 thanks to first half goals from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto.

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Enzo Maresca insisted it is completely understandable that some fringe players looked rusty during Chelsea's 3-1 win over Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup quarte