Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chelsea & AFC Wimbledon face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League Two game only four days ago.
Chelsea form and stats
Last season, Chelsea's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Only two Premier League home games for Chelsea so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
A nice win for Chelsea last time playing, versus Luton Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Jackson and Sterling (2) scoring for the victors. Attacking player Sterling edged out all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 9.03 out of 10. Sterling scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).
Heartbreak before that as Chelsea lost 1-3 at West Ham United's place.The match schedule is unforgiving for Chelsea as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Nottingham Forest are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Chelsea's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 1 conceded.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Coventry City in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The seven points AFC Wimbledon have gathered from their first three away trips in the League Two is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
AFC Wimbledon's last game was the home draw against Forest Green Rovers (1-1). As mentioned above, AFC Wimbledon drew the match against Forest Green Rovers. Manager Jackson brought on Ball to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Midfield player Ball was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Ball scored one goal and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Sutton United.The schedule is very tough for Wimbledon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Newport County is waiting in only three days.
AFC Wimbledon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Tilley 4 goals |   R. Sterling 2 goals |  C. Chukwuemeka 1 goals |
Chelsea missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
| Chelsea | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 17 | 31 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 12 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Notts County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Barrow | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
