What time is Chelsea vs Scunthorpe in the FA Cup third round, what TV channel is it on and what's the team news?

When's the game?

Chelsea will hope for some respite from what has been a bitterly disappointing Premier League season so far as they face League One side Scunthorpe in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday 10 January. Kick off is at 2pm.

What TV channel is it on?

Live coverage is on BT Sport 2. Coverage starts at 1.30pm, with highlights on BBC1 at 10.30pm.

Team news

Chelsea are still without Eden Hazard who is yet to recover from a groin injury, while Loic Remy too remains sidelined. Gary Cahill has a chance of returning but he won't be rushed. Falcao is still absent but he may be heading back to Monaco.

Hazard remains absent

Head to head record

	Games
Chelsea wins	2
Draws	1
Scunthorpe wins	2

What are they saying

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink on the training ground row between Diego Costa and Oscar: "It was a pity that our photographer yesterday had a day off because he could've shot beautiful pictures of two bulls bumping chests."

Scunthorpe manager Mark Robins: “If you don’t love the FA Cup, you don’t get football,” said Robins, when asked how he would respond to someone who said the competition has lost its sparkle.

“You know what, if you can’t understand why the FA Cup is special, you don’t understand football.

Robins back in his playing days

“As a domestic cup competition, it’s the best in the world. The Champions League is a big, big draw, for obvious reasons, but it’s right that the FA Cup is the competition that still grabs the imagination of fans in this country, particularly those who don’t support top flight teams.”

Stats

Chelsea’s only previous FA Cup contest against Scunthorpe came in January 2005, winning 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Scunthorpe haven’t beaten a top-flight side in the FA Cup since beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the Fourth Round in 1970 (D2 L12 since).

The Blues have progressed from the third round in each of the last 17 seasons, last falling to Manchester United in 1998 (lost 5-3).

The Iron have conceded three or more goals in each of their last four FA Cup games against top-flight teams, conceding five last time out to Everton in Round 3 in 2011.

Who is the referee?

Craig Pawson.

Latest odds

Chelsea - 2/11
Draw - 5/1
Scunthorpe - 12/1

Our prediction

Chelsea to win 2-0.

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