Swindon v Chelsea

 

Swindon v Chelsea
Carling Cup, third round
7.45pm, SKY

SINCE RECORDS BEGAN

The last time Swindon beat Chelsea —- er, they never have. Not since records began which in the case of this fixture was back in 1911.

Swindon v Chelsea (Carling Cup, 7.45pm, SKY). Surely even a weakened Chelsea side will prove too strong for their League One rivals ?

It’s not exactly been a common fixture over the years but the teams pair up in the Carling Cup tonight which is live on Sky at 7.45pm.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Max last 10 only)
Apr 1994 Premiership Chelsea 2-0 Swindon
Jan 1994 Premiership Swindon 1-3 Chelsea
Feb 1989 Div 2 (old) Chelsea 3-2 Swindon
Oct 1988 Div 2 (old) Swindon 1-1 Chelsea
Sep 1963 League Cup Swindon 3-0 Chelsea
Jan 1921 FA Cup Swindon 0-2 Chelsea
Jan 1920 FA Cup Chelsea 4-0 Swindon
Jan 1915 FA Cup Chelsea 5-2 Swindon
Jan 1915 FA Cup Chelsea 1-1 Swindon
Mar 1911 FA Cup Chelsea 3-1 Swindon

Any permutation of Chelsea’s starting 11 should be strong enough to see off League One Swindon…

Chelsea team (from): Cech, Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Cole, Luiz, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Bertrand, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Oscar, Mikel, De Bruyne, Van Ginkel, Hazard, Willian, Mata, Schurrle, Torres, Ba, Eto’o.

There will be plenty tempted by odds of 1/3 about Chelsea – the play for me on Star Sports though is Chelsea with a -2 handicap at around 11/5.

STAR FORECAST
(stake between 0.5 and 10 points)
6 points CHELSEA (-2) at around 11/5