Amid the ongoing Diego Costa furor, Chelsea's focus returns to on-field matters with a League Cup trip to League One club Walsall.
Chelsea begins its defense of the League Cup against Walsall on Wednesday, amid a backdrop of controversy regarding Diego Costa's actions in the team's weekend victory over Arsenal.
Costa was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association on Monday after appearing to strike Laurent Koscielny in Saturday's 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, as Jose Mourinho's side built on its Champions League victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv three days earlier.
Arsenal defender Gabriel was sent off for tangling with Costa in the aftermath of the Koscielny incident and the controversy and discussion surrounding the Spain striker seem to have detracted somewhat from Chelsea's return to form.