Chelsea make €35 million bid for AC Milan defender

And the result was similar.

Chelsea have started off the campaign much better than a Bristol Rovers side who have not had such an easy start to life in League One.

The Belgian could have had another late on too, but was adjudged to be offside, yet his efforts against Bristol Rovers will have still impressed Conte. With the quality they possess, a victory by a comfortable margin is on the cards for the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. The coach, Darrell Clark, said: “We aren’t going there [Stamford Bridge] for a day out. I want to buy the right profile for Chelsea, the right investment for the solution and for the future”.

The Blues have won both of their Premier League matches this season and boss Antonio Conte is likely to rest his senior players against the League One opposition. “It’s important we don’t push him”. “Now we must continue and we have a great chance to continue in the next game at home”, he further added.

Victor Moses replaces Eden Hazard on the wing while Michy Batshuayi comes in for Diego Costa through the middle. Same is true for Branislav Ivanovic.

Conte has also added Leicester City’s title-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante to his squad in a £32m deal.

After scoring against Southend United, Hartley will hope to make an impact against Chelsea to help his side pull off an improbable result.

This is the first time Chelsea have played in Round 2 of the League Cup since 1996.