As for Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea side, coming off the back of a 0-0 draw with West Ham that ended their 100% start to the season, the former Napoli boss is expected to ring the changes in midweek. Admitting after Sunday’s draw that they’re at least a year away from matching Liverpool’s level, there is still a feeling that Chelsea will struggle to mount any kind of title push. After their struggles in East London on Sunday, we’re backing Chelsea to pick up their first loss of the season on Wednesday.
Two sides who have endured very different starts to the new Championship campaign, Forest and Stoke will look to book their spot in the fourth round of the EFL Cup when they meet at the City Ground on Wednesday night.
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Starting with the hosts, after a summer of ins and outs at the City Ground, Nottingham forest have their sights set on a playoff position in the Championship this season. Since putting three past Newcastle at home in the Cup last month, aside from a close fought 2-1 loss to fellow playoff hopefuls Brentford, the Reds have remarkably not lost any of their other matchups in any competition this season. Given their eye-catching run of form, we’re backing the hosts to come away with the win on Wednesday night.