Derby vs Chelsea: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Capital One Cup quarter-final clash
- Cesc Fabregas is available for Chelsea following suspension
- Petr Cech set to continue in goal over Thibaut Courtois at iPro Stadium
- Derby County without suspended Ryan Shotton who is banned for cup tie
- Jake Buxton likely to partner Richard Keogh in defence for Rams
- Capital One Cup quarter-final to kick off at 7.45pm
Ahead of the midweek Capital One Cup quarter-finals, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Derby's home clash with Chelsea...
Derby County vs Chelsea (iPro Stadium)
Team news
Derby
Jake Buxton is likely to partner Richard Keogh in defence for Derby's Capital One Cup quarter-final with Chelsea.
Ryan Shotton is suspended after being sent off in their 2-0 defeat by Middlesbrough on Saturday, when Buxton was an unused substitute, while Zak Whitbread has been struggling with back and hamstring problems.
Ryan Shotton (right) is suspended after being sent off in Derby's 2-0 loss at Middlesbrough on Saturday
Jamie Ward is out with a thigh injury and the Rams are waiting for the results of a scan the Northern Ireland international had on Monday.
Provisional squad: Grant, Roos, Christie, Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth, Hendrick, Eustace, Hughes, Coutts, Mascarell, Bryson, Calero, Santos, Russell, Martin, Best, Ibe, Dawkins
Chelsea
Playmaker Cesc Fabregas is available following suspension as Chelsea travel to Derby for their Capital One Cup quarter-final clash on Tuesday night.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is unlikely to be risked after missing the Premier League leaders' win over Hull with a minor muscular injury, so Petr Cech is poised to continue in goal.
Following suspension, Cesc Fabregas is once again available for Chelsea ahead of their Derby test
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho plans to rest Gary Cahill, with Kurt Zouma coming in, and may make a number of other changes, rotating his players ahead of the heavy festive fixture list.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ivanovic, Luis, Fabregas, Zouma, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Drogba, Mikel, Schurrle, Salah, Remy, Costa, Matic, Willian, Terry, Azpilicueta, Schwarzer, Beeney, Loftus-Cheek, Christensen.
Key match stats (supplied by Opta)
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