Carabao Cup: Charlie Nicholas predicts scoreline of Chelsea vs Derby County
Former Arsenal striker, Charlie Nicholas has predicted that Chelsea will defeat Frank Lampard’s Derby County 2-0 in the Carabao Cup fourth round fixture on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea head to the game after defeating Burnley 4-0 in the Premier League encounter played on Sunday while Derby drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Nicholas told Sky Sports: “It’ll be an emotional return for Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge but only to a certain point as he’s got a job to do and he’s the kind of guy that’ll be as professional as you can be.
“He’ll be solely focused on getting another big result here, don’t you worry about that.
“He’s got some great youngsters there like Mason Mount from Chelsea, who can play against his own team, and Harry Wilson from Liverpool, but I think this one is just a step too far for them with the likes of Olivier Giroud and Cesc Fabregas getting a run out.
“Prediction is Chelsea 2, Derby 0.”
The kick-off time for the match is 8:45pm.
