Six Chelsea stars with points to prove to Thomas Tuchel who must be unleashed against Luton Town
Here's a quirk of the fixture list for you: Chelsea's FA Cup clash against Luton Town tomorrow evening will be the fifth game in succession that the Blues are competing in a different competition.
The Club World Cup final win over Palmeiras came first. Followed by a return to Premier League action at Crystal Palace. Chelsea's Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Lille was next up. And then the trip to Wembley for the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.
"It is nice because it shows we are still in a lot of competitions which is our target," Thomas Tuchel said last month. "It shows we are competitive and we take it match-by-match more than ever before.
"Now is the moment to be super focused on every little match and don't worry about the big picture because it will make us look at different environments."
Taking things match-by-match has, largely, worked out for Tuchel and his players. It's why the relatively short trip to Kenilworth Road will not have been focused on until today.
The Blues players, having undertaken recovery work after the Carabao Cup final yesterday, will train at Cobham later today ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round clash and there will be several players hoping to catch the eye of Tuchel.
The German has opted to name strong sides in the FA Cup so far this term and that is unlikely to change against Luton, who are sixth in the Championship. Yet rotation is expected with a difficult trip to Burnley to come on Saturday.
And there are several members of Tuchel's squad who will be hoping to be handed minutes and impress the Chelsea head coach tomorrow evening.
Let's start with the obvious...
Having been omitted from the starting XI for the Carabao Cup final and then – having been introduced