Ahead of Sunday's meeting with Liverpool, WhoScored.com run through Chelsea's top performing players in the Carabao Cup this season of those to have made at least four appearances in the competition.

5. Noni Madueke - 7.15 rating

Noni Madueke has struggled to consolidate a regular Chelsea spot following his arrival from PSV 12 months' ago but he's played a key role in the Blues' progression to the Carabao Cup final. The young winger has scored two goals in the competition despite registering just 192 minutes while an average of 5.6 successful dribbles per 90 ranks top of those to have made at least three Carabao Cup appearances.

4. Raheem Sterling - 7.17 rating

Pipping Madueke to fourth as one of Chelsea's best rated players in the Carabao Cup this season, Raheem Sterling hasn't been quite as successful as his teammate in his efforts to beat an opponent yet has still returned a modest 2.5 dribbles per 90. Sterling has scored one goal and provided one assist from averages of two shots and 1.5 key passes per 90, all the while excelling off the ball having made two tackles per 90 thus far. He'll be keen to put on a performance against his former side on Sunday.

3. Conor Gallagher - 7.23 rating

Boasting a WhoScored.com rating of 7.23, Conor Gallagher podiums as one of Chelsea's best players in the Carabao Cup this season. Two assists stems from a modest 1.6 key passes per 90, while 2.7 tackles per 90 once again reinforces a statistically calculated WhoScored.com strength of 'tackling'. Two of Gallagher's seven worst rated Premier League displays this season have come against Liverpool. The 24-year-old will be hellbent on throwing a spanner in the works of the Reds' quadruple quest.

2. Enzo Fernandez - 7.32 rating

Enzo Fernandez's average of 4.3 tackles per 90 ranks among the top 10 players in the Carabao Cup this season with the Argentine coming into his own in the competition. The 2022 World Cup winner netted in wins over Wimbledon and Middlesbrough on the Blues' way to Wembley, and he's been unfortunate not to add an assist with four key passes per 90 ranking second to help Fernandez to a WhoScored.com rating of 7.32.

1. Cole Palmer - 7.63 rating

There's no prizes for guessing Chelsea's best rated player in the Carabao Cup this season. Cole Palmer has proven a rare success story in Todd Boehly's spending spree since assuming control of the club 18 months' ago and has transferred his league form to domestic cup duties having scored two and provided two assists for the Blues. 2.9 shots and 1.9 key passes per 90 are both respectable returns for 21-year-old who has garnered a WhoScored.com rating of 7.63 in the competition this season

Five of Chelsea's top performers in the Carabao Cup

Five of Chelsea's top performers in the Carabao Cup