Enzo Maresca made 11 changes to his Chelsea line-up for the visit of Barrow in the Carabao Cup third round, but a fine start to the Italian's Stamford Bridge tenure was never at risk of being derailed as Christopher Nkunku's hat-trick secured a 5-0 romp over the League Two side.

CHELSEA kickstart their 2024/25 Carabao Cup campaign with a home tie against League Two minnows Barrow. The Blues haven’t lost a game since their first of the season against Premier League

Join Scott Murray for goal updates and key match action from Tuesday’s third-round Carabao Cup matches and beyond.   22:00 FULL TIME: Manchester City 2-1 Watford. Jamie Jackson was at the Etihad to witness City record a 16th consecutive win against the Hornets.