Conte Appeals For Calm  (Sky Sports)

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has called on supporters to be calm at Wednesday's EFL Cup clash at London rivals West Ham.

Chelsea have been allocated over 5,000 tickets for the fourth round tie on their first visit to the Olympic Stadium - a fixture considered high-risk by the Metropolitan Police.

Conte wound up Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho with some passionate behaviour on the touchline when they went 4-0 up last weekend.

Asked if he had to be more tactful in East London, given the combustible nature of the match, he defended his actions against United but added: "Everyone needs to show respect. Everyone can see my history on the bench - I'm a passionate man…I always show respect for my opponent - my history and my career shows this."

Conte confirmed he would make changes to his starting XI, and hinted that some of his young stars could be given a chance to shine.

Conte said: "We have this competition and for us it's important, but also this Cup can permit you to see some young players who are working well with us, and give us the chance to see their development.

"It's an important Cup for us. This season we only have this Cup and the FA Cup, so it's a situation to see other players. Tomorrow we will make some changes.

"We know this for sure will be a tough game against a big rival, we played them and it was a tough game, but we are ready. The players are ready to play a good game, and I hope to see a good atmosphere. I know these two teams are big rivals and the atmosphere will be fantastic.

"West Ham had a difficult start to the [season], but after two wins, the confidence is high. When I see the squad of West Ham I see a lot of good players… and they have a great manager, who is a great worker.

"I know his work and we have a great respect. We played them and it was a tough game, for sure tomorrow it will be similar."