Chelsea face more Championship opposition in the FA Cup as they travel to Hull City in the fourth round.
The eight-time winners eased past Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge earlier in January and now battle a Tigers outfit that narrowly ousted third-tier Rotherham courtesy of a last-gasp winner from hat-trick hero Tom Eaves.
Date: Saturday, January 25th, 2020
Venue: KCOM Stadium, Hull
Kick-off time: UTC 2020/01/25 17:30
Prediction: Hull 1-3 Chelsea
Inconsistent Chelsea are looking for another positive result after following an easy win over Burnley with a late loss at Newcastle and frustrating draw against 10-man Arsenal.
Frank Lampard handed starts to the likes of Michy Batshuayi, Pedro and Ross Barkley against Forest and will no doubt be eager for some of his fringe players to prove their worth once more.
Hull currently sit in a mid-table position in the Championship, though have suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of Fulham and Derby while having several defenders out of action.
Lampard will hope to have Reece James (knee) fit for the trip to east Yorkshire, while it remains to be seen how much time striker Tammy Abraham will miss as a result of the ankle issue he sustained against Arsenal.
Injury list: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf), Christian Pulisic (groin), Tammy Abraham (ankle), Marco van Ginkel (knee)
Probable Line-ups:
Hull City
Long; Lichaj, Burke, Tafazolli, Kingsley; Lopes, Kane; Bowen, Irvine, Samuelsen; Eaves
Chelsea
Caballero; Lamptey, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso; Barkley, Kovacic, Mount; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro