James Collins prepares for Chelsea as top take on lowly-ranked Shrewsbury

Shrews have already disposed of Blackpool, Leicester and Norwich as José Mourinhos squad players prepare to take their chance at the New Meadow

The top and bottom ranked teams left in the Capital One Cup go toe to toe in the last 16, with fans of Shrewsbury Town hoping their striker James Collins can continue his knack of scoring against top-flight opposition when Chelsea arrive at New Meadow. Despite a career spent largely pottering around the lower leagues after being deemed surplus to requirements at Aston Villa, the 23-year-old opened the scoring in a League Cup defeat against Arsenal during his first spell at Shrewsbury.

The following season, Collins went on to prove he can hack it where some feel Lionel Messi might be found wanting, scoring a hat-trick in a seven-goal thriller to send Swindon Town into the third round of the competition at Stokes expense on a cold night at the Britannia. Now back in Shropshire following a fruitless season with Hibernian, Collins will have the chance to grab more headlines with the arrival of José Mourinhos league leaders to take on the League Two side who have already eliminated Blackpool, Leicester and Norwich.

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