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Chelsea beat Tottenham on penalties to advance to Carabao Cup final after overturning first leg defeat

Re-live the action from Stamford Bridge

Thursday 24 January 2019 16:37 GMT

Carabao Cup preview: Chelsea v Tottenham

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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

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