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Team News: £31.5m Chelsea pair doubts for Stoke clash, Blues midfielder unavailable
JOSE MOURINHO will be without the suspended Nemanja Matic as Chelsea begin their League Cup defence with a fourth-round tie against Stoke.
Jose Mourinho will be without Nemanja Matic for tomorrow's trip to Stoke
The combative midfielder was sent off in the defeat to West Ham on Saturday and will serve his one-match at the Britannia Stadium tomorrow night (7:45pm).
Meanwhile, the injured Loic Remy and Pedro are likely to miss out again, having been out of action for the last two outings at Dynamo Kiev and the Hammers.
Pedro and Loic Remy unlikely to return in time for League Cup tie
The Blues forwards will be joined by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (knee) and Branislav Ivanovic (hamstring) on the sidelines.
Chelsea provisional squad: Begovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Ramires, Oscar, Falcao, Hazard, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Costa, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Blackman, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Djilobodji, Aina.