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Enzo Maresca hands £100k-a-week man his last chance: Chelsea predicted XI vs Barrow in EFL Cup

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Chelsea will be rotating heavily when they are back in action tomorrow night in the EFL Cup.

Lower league Barrow are making the trip to Stamford Bridge this week, with there being a real chance for Enzo Maresca to get a look at his full squad.

Some players have been waiting patiently to make their mark on the squad, and show the manager that they can be considered for more minutes going forwards.

The Chelsea Chronicle has predicted how the Blues will line-up in domestic cup action tomorrow night.

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Chelsea predicted XI vs Barrow in EFL Cup

With Robert Sanchez locking down his place in the Premier League side, summer signing Filip Jorgensen will be between the sticks in cup action.

18-year-old Josh Acheampong will be handed his chance to prove he can step up following recent injury woes in the right-back position.

With minutes tough to come by in the league, Axel Disasi will be handed a rare start at the heart of defence.

Alongside him will be Benoit Badiashile, who is finding chances to play hard to come by following the great form of Levi Colwill.

At left-back, Renato Veiga will start in place of usual suspect Marc Cucurella.

Despite all the changes, Moises Caicedo remains an essential part of the side right now, and will captain the Blues tomorrow night.

He will be joined in the middle of the park by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who has been restricted to appearances mostly off the bench.

Just ahead of those two, Joao Felix will start, allowing Cole Palmer a rest before the season really gets busy.

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Pedro Neto will start in his preferred position of the right-wing, with him hoping to oust Noni Madueke for regular starts there soon.

The opposite side will see Mykhailo Mudryk start there. It has been claimed this could be seen by Chelsea as his last chance to prove himself.

Up front, Christopher Nkunku will look to continue his strong goalscoring start to the campaign when being given the chance.