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Premier League leaders Chelsea will kick off their Capital One Cup campaign against Championship outfit Bolton Wanderers.
Chelsea has been the team to beat so far in England, they had a perfect record to begin the league but lost their first points last round on the road against City, with Stamford Brigde hero Frank Lampart equalizing for the Citizens in the last minutes. It was the second succesive draw for Chelsea, as they were also held to a 1-1 tie by Schalke in the Champions League, so Mourinho will look to get back to winning ways today against Bolton – however, he is sure to make numerous changes to the lineup in order to rest key players.
Bolton has a very poor start to the season, the visitors are in bad form in the Championship winning just once in 8 matches and sitting on the 21st place. Bolton is on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Wolverhampton and even though a visit to Stamford Bridge represents a proud moment, Bolton is more focused on their league issues and the manager is set to make some changes to the lineup.
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Team news & lineups.
Chelsea will rest a number of key players but the interesting thing is that Bolton will likely do the same thing (though to a lesser extent).
Chelsea: Cech – Luis, Zouma, Cahill, Ivanovic – Mikel, Ake – Salah, Oscar, Schurrle – Remy
Bolton: Kenny – Moxey, Mills, Ream, McNaughton – Danns, Pratley, M Davies, Spearing, Lee – Beckford
Even without a bunch of key guys Chelsea will still field a very solid lineup, with players in good form who can make the difference (Schurrle, Oscar, Salah). Considering Bolton`s poor form and the fact that they will rest a couple of players as well, this really does not have the makings of an upset. Chelsea should win it comfortably, putting a couple of goals past their opponents and even odds of 1.20 seem a little too high for Chelsea to win. The hosts have shown incredible appetite for goals, scoring at will so far this season, and with the depth they have they should be able to cover a big handicap against the Championship strugglers. Expect the likes of Schurrle, Salah and/or whoever Mourinho sends in up front to have a field thay against this shaky Bolton side. My tip is Chelsea to win with a -2,25 asian handicap. Prediction: Chelsea – Bolton 4-0.
Pick: Chelsea (-2,25 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.23 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 9.84
Event date: 24 September
