Chelsea will be looking to put Sunday’s setback behind when they travel to Ukraine for the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie against Dynamo Kyiv.
Progression is all but secured following a comprehensive 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge last week, although the Blues have been prone to capitulations of the highest order this season and as such complacency will need to be checked and rechecked over the course of the 90 minutes.
Having put Kyiv to the sword in the first leg Maurizio Sarri has the luxury of resting the majority of his key players ahead of their clash at Everton in the Premier League, a game that could well prove crucial to their ambitions to reach the promised land of the Champions League. Both Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi will be expectant of more game time.
Chelsea have no fresh injury worries ahead of the next instalment of what is proving to be quite a busy schedule.
Here is how we predict the Blues to line up on Thursday night:
