Enzo Maresca had come under scrutiny after his unexpected, somewhat cryptic remark had dominated the aftermath of Chelsea's win against Everton as well as the build-up to this encounter, with the Italian clearly irritated when he was repeatedly asked to clarify his comment during a pre-match news conference on Monday.

Enzo Maresca having revealed that Estevao is ruled out of the Newcastle United match. The Chelsea boss says that the teenager won’t be available due to picking up an injury. Estevao has a “small muscle problem” and Enzo Maresca says he is hoping he will be able to return to action for Chelsea’s home game against Aston Villa on Saturday 27 December.

The first semi-finalist of the Carabao Cup will be decided in the Welsh capital on Tuesday night as League One leaders Cardiff City host Chelsea. This is the only non-all-Premier League tie of the

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 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.

Chelsea’s substitutes have made the difference as wingers Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto scored second-half goals to secure a 3-1 win at third-tier Cardiff City and a place in the English League Cup semifinals.

Largely untested as Everton laboured and Chelsea had far more cutting edge, but did make a crucial interception at 1-0. Sent a perfectly weighted ball through to Cole Palmer in the lead up to Chelsea taking the lead, before getting on the scoresheet himself.

This soccer match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch this match can do so for free by using Paramount+, which offers a free trial and has exclusive access to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, along with NWSL action.

Chelsea secured a 3-1 win over Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, with Alejandro Garnacho delivering an outstanding performance as a sub