Chelsea's young players are set for a run out against Grimsby in the Carabao Cup tonight.
Frank Lampard, a two-time winner of the competition during his playing days at Stamford Bridge, will see his side host the Sky Bet League Two outfit in the third round.
Like most Premier League managers, the 41-year-old is expected to heavily rotate his side as he juggles three different competitions in the early months of the season.
Having already given chances to the likes of Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori, Lampard concedes he will play more of the club's promising talent.
"It will be an opportunity to blood young players in this game and it is a competition we want to be competitive in," he told Chelsea's official website.
"I have nice memories of the two finals I won. It is a competition that is difficult to win but we have to give it everything.
"It does give a good feeling. I saw Chelsea get to the final last year and beat Tottenham in the semi.
"We will try to be competitive and at the same time as giving the youngsters a go, we will try to win, as a club like Chelsea should always do."
Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi could make their injury comebacks, but Emerson Palmieri, Antonio Rudiger and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are all out, with Andreas Christensen (knee) a doubt.
Predicted lineups
Chelsea XI: Caballero, James, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso, Gilmour, Kovacic, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, Pulisic
Grimsby XI: McKeown, Hewitt, Pollock, Gibson, Hendrie, Whitehouse, Hessenthaler, Robson, Green, Hanson, Wright
Additional reporting by PA
