Chelsea looks League Cup as a essential matter

What might typically be a quite meaningless League Cup match for Chelsea could be mainly very important while the Blues take on Liverpool on Tuesday.

Chelsea with 10 points off the lead in the Premier League and the Champions League against probable loss, the team the best chance of success would be the League Cup.Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, but a repetition of the League Cup quarter-finals, anything can happen. Having played for Manchester City on Sunday, Liverpool is likely to play multiple players rather than twice in three days rest.

Liverpool might recall Craig Bellamy after the Wales striker was absent Sunday because he was so disappoint at the death of national team manager Gary Speed.

“Gary was similar to a mentor to Bellars,” Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish said. “Bellars was a bit distress and I took the decision to say, ‘Look, there are more vital things than playing a football match.”’

Jamie Carragher is, the defender on his first appearance since the 26th Back in October, after he recovered the last two games on the bench from an injury.

Jamie Carragher is, the defender on his first appearance since the 26th Back in October, after he recovered the last two games on the bench from an injury.

Chelsea had an additional day off since beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Saturday modest. This was only the second victory of the club of five Premier League games and came after a 2-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen had the Blues need a win or a draw against Valencia to qualify for the Champions League.

Premier League leaders in the city ended a run of 35 years without a trophy, won the FA Cup last season but not in three games with Arsenal, who lost the final in Birmingham last season.