Chelsea beat Tottenham on penalties to advance to Carabao Cup final after overturning first leg defeat
Re-live the action from Stamford Bridge
Chelsea answered Maurizio Sarri's criticism to advance to the Carabao Cup final with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over Tottenham after a frenetic clash at Stamford Bridge.
Spurs, who had been seeking a first trophy since the 2008 League Cup, saw their slender first-leg advantage wiped out by a N'Golo Kante strike which went through the legs of Moussa Sissoko and Paulo Gazzaniga.
And Eden Hazard - labelled an "individual player" and "not a leader" by Sarri on Wednesday - netted following a flowing move to give Chelsea a 2-1 aggregate lead.
Fernando Llorente's header levelled the tie and penalties followed as neither side could find a winner inside 90 minutes, leaving them locked at 2-2 after two legs.
Eric Dier sent Spurs' third penalty soaring into the Matthew Harding Stand and, after Jorginho put Chelsea in front, Lucas Moura's weak spot kick was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
David Luiz kept his composure to drill low into the net as Chelsea reached the February 24 final with Manchester City, giving Sarri a chance to claim his first managerial silverware. The wait goes on for Mauricio Pochettino. Re-live the action below:
When is it?
Chelsea vs Tottenham gets underway at Stamford Bridge at 19:45 GMT on Thursday 24 January.
Where to watch?
Sky Sports will be showing live coverage on Sky Sports Football from 19:00 and on Sky Sports Main Event from 19:40.
Sky Sports customers can stream the match online via the Sky Go app.
Do away goals count?
The tie will not be decided by the number of away goals scored if the tie is level at the end of the game. The match will go straight to penalties if the score is level after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Chelsea: DWLWL
Tottenham: WWWLW
Odds
Chelsea to win: 13/20
Tottenham to win: 5/1
Draw: 3/1
Prediction
Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham (0-1)
7 mins: Dier goes in with a trademark Eric Dier tackle, think of that challenge on Sergio Ramos when England played Spain. A foul is given but that's all, it seems from Martin Atkinson.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham (0-1)
9 mins: After a lengthy spell of treatment on his left knee, Luiz is helped off the pitch before being waved back on as play resumes. As you were.
The man charged with finding the back of the net for Spurs. Well, at least charged with not scoring an own goal!
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham (0-1)
13 mins: Hazard receives the ball on the left and draws a foul after running at Alderweireld in what seems a massive justification in playing him out wide.
Anyway, Hazard's clipped cross from the free kick is acrobatically met by Giroud. The effort sends the ball back into the mix and Rudiger can't seem to convert. Meanwhile, there's players falling to the floor all over the place, could we see a penalty for shoving in the area at some point? Don't count it out.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham (0-1)
21 mins: Spurs up the tempo of their passing and win a corner, not that it came to much but this is better from the visitors.
Meanwhile, Rudiger tries his best impression of Luiz by attempting a diagonal pass to switch the play...it doesn't work.
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham (0-1)
*Record scratch* *Freeze frame* Yup. That's me. So you're probably wondering how I got myself into this situation.
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham (1-1)
N'Golo Kante gives Chelsea the lead with a low, powerful effort from the edge of the box after Tottenham clear a corner.
Game on at the Bridge!
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham (1-1)
31 mins: Davies is struggling with an injury and Tottenham have a problem here. A physio assessment is that he can't continue and Rose is brought on in his place.
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