Why Chelsea vs AFC Wimbledon is not on TV, how to follow Carabao Cup fixture and watch goals

Chelsea are back in action when they play AFC Wimbledon in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

Mauricio Pochettino's Blues will welcome another home game as they look to build some momentum after a fine 3-0 defeat of Luton Town on Friday night. Raheem Sterling scored twice and Nicolas Jackson was also among the goals as Pochettino tasted success as a Chelsea manager for the first time following a loss at West Ham United and draw with Liverpool on the opening day of the season.

The Blues face a League Two Wimbledon side in what will be a run of three matches at home inside eight days once Nottingham Forest head to Stamford Bridge on Saturday. But the game will not be shown live on television in the United Kingdom, with Carabao Cup rights holders Sky Sports opting to screen another League Two vs Premier League match in Doncaster Rovers vs Everton.

It is unclear as of yet whether Chelsea's match will even be shown live at all, with SuperSport 2 Albania HD listing the game as being broadcast but no official word as of yet. The EFL allows club streaming services to broadcast matches domestically and abroad when they are played in midweek but there is no such provision for Carabao Cup games.

The only way Chelsea or Wimbledon fans based in the UK will be able to watch any action from the match will be on Sky Sports News' Soccer Special programme, with the broadcaster showing goals as they go in and any key moments. Chelsea boss Pochettino, meanwhile, is likely to ring the changes for Wimbledon with academy players expected to be drafted in.

«We are thinking to start with 11 players that can perform in the way that we want,» Pochettino said. "(We want to be) right in our assessment, in our risk because you have