Eight-time FA Cup winners Chelsea have only suffered one third-round exit this century and are expected to ease past Charlton at The Valley .
The Addicks are struggling in the Championship and this is a good chance for new Blues boss Liam Rosenior to get off to a flying start.
Rosenior has pledged to play exciting football, so 10/11 for Chelsea to win and over 2.5 goals in the game is our opening Charlton vs Chelsea prediction.
Betting Odds
Charlton vs Chelsea Betting Odds – FA Cup
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Charlton | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Chelsea | 4/11 | 73.3% |
Draw | 15/4 | 21.1% |
Charlton are 11/2 to pull off an upset by beating one of the Premier League’s top sides in 90 minutes.
Chelsea are 4/11 to secure passage to the next round of the FA Cup at full-time while you can back the sides to be level at the full-time whistle at odds of 15/4.
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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How to Watch Charlton vs Chelsea
Saturday night’s tie is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 GMT and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1.
Form Guides
Charlton Form Guide
The Addicks last faced Chelsea back in the 2006-07 season, when losing both Premiership matches by a one-goal margin, with Frank Lampard scoring the winner at The Valley .
Charlton are currently 19th in the Championship table after picking up just one win in their past 11 league fixtures.
To be fair, they did draw 1-1 with leaders Coventry here on New Year’s Day and then picked up another valuable point via a 2-2 stalemate at Blackburn .
However, head coach Nathan Jones was left frustrated by blowing a 2-0 lead at Ewood Park , fuming: “I’m really disappointed because the goals were really, really poor.”
Looking at the Charlton vs Chelsea odds, BOYLE Sports have a tempting price boost of 15/8 for the visitors to prevail and both teams to score.
Chelsea Form Guide
The Blues could do with a boost after Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat at Fulham made it five Premier League games without a win.
Poor discipline has been a recurring theme for Chelsea this season and they crucially had Marc Cucurella sent off in the first half at Craven Cottage .
Aston Villa prevailed by the same scoreline at Stamford Bridge recently, although 2-2 draws with Newcastle and Bournemouth and a 1-1 stalemate at Manchester City featured plenty of positives.
Former Hull City and Strasbourg supremo Rosenior will be determined to make an instant impact and stated this week: “We need to hit the ground running for the rest of the season.”
The 41-year-old favours a fluent formation capable of adopting multiple attacking variations, much like his predecessor Enzo Maresca , which should lead to a relatively seamless transition.
In a similar manner to the Blues , Strasbourg were prone to defensive lapses, though, so a run of six straight games without a clean sheet, which began with a 3-1 EFL Cup quarter-final win at Cardiff , could be extended.
Let’s finish off our Charlton vs Chelsea betting tips by taking 10/1 for the visitors to repeat that scoreline at The Valley .
Betting Tips
Charlton vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Chelsea to win and over 2.5 goals @ 10/11
Chelsea to win and both teams to score @ 15/8
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