Confirmed Officials: Man City vs Chelsea | Carabao Cup

The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea’s Carabao Cup cup tie against Manchester City on Wednesday night.

It's the penultimate game before the World Cup in Qatar and it's a blockbuster cup tie. Chelsea travel up north to face Pep Guardiola's Premier League champions in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

Manchester City are currently second in the league, while Chelsea are down in seventh following a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

Now the officials for the league cup meeting have been revealed by the EFL ahead of the encounter.

Referee

The EFL confirmed that Simon Hooper will take charge of the tie as Chelsea’s 2022/23 Carabao Cup campaign begins.

Assistants

Simon Hooper will be supported by Darren Cann and Adrian Holmes on the touchline.

Fourth Official

Paul Tierney has been named as the Fourth Official for Wednesday’s match, with the referee overseeing conduct within the two dugouts, and the behaviour of managers Pep Guardiola and Graham Potter.

What has been said ahead of the game?

Graham Potter knows the challenge that awaits Chelsea on Wednesday night, but he insists his side will give everything to try to get the upper hand to book their spot in the next round.

During his pre-match press conference, the 47-year-old said: "We have to go to Man City and be competitive because they will be, to win the game, be as strong as we can.

"We will do our best, prepare the team. We have to go to try to win the game."

He added: "It's been a tough period. Lots of things happening, change, new faces everywhere, trying to get it all to gel, and a new playing style.

"We've a lot of work to do. That's why we came here, to produce a top team. There's a long way to go, but it's exciting."