Chelsea vs Dynamo Kiev preview: Jose Mourinho to be tested again in 'must-not-lose' Champions League group game

A look ahead to the Champions League fixture at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas (Getty Images)

It’s a big game for…

Eden Hazard: It has been a miserable season for the Belgian midfielder for last year’s PFA Player of the Year and he had another poor afternoon against Liverpool on Saturday.

The stats did not look good as he failed to create a chance, deliver a cross or have a shot in the hour that he played before being withdrawn and replaced by Kenedy.

He is one of the individuals that Jose Mourinho desperately needs a performance from.

Best stat…

8

Chelsea have already lost eight matches in just 17 games in all competitions this season, which is the second most in any full season under Mourinho. They played over 50 games in each of the other five years when he was in charge, showing the enormity of the troubles they’ve had this season in losing almost half of their games this year.

Remember when…

These two met just over a fortnight ago in Ukraine and Chelsea will feel aggrieved that they did not pick up three points as they twice hit the woodwork and were denied a strong penalty claim. The visitors did well to nullify the threat of a Kyiv side that had only been beaten once at home since April 2014.

Player to watch…

Andriy Yarmolenko: The Ukrainian winger is the biggest threat of this Dynamo Kyiv side going forward and will need to be nullified if the hosts are to win this one. He’s scored eight goals in his last 14 appearances and could well cause problems against a Chelsea defence that has conceded six times in their previous three games at Stamford Bridge.

Last meeting…

Dynamo Kyiv 0 Chelsea 0
Champions League, October 2015

Form guide…

Chelsea: LWDLDL

Dynamo Kyiv: WWLDWW

Vital information…

Kick-off time: 7.45pm, Wednesday, 4 November

TV: Live on BT Sport 2 from 7pm, highlights on ITV1 from 10pm