Chelsea march into Carabao Cup final
Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Tottenham as Antonio Rudiger's goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 3-0 aggregate success on Wednesday.
Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Tottenham as Antonio Rudiger's goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 3-0 aggregate success on Wednesday.
Chelsea are weighing up the calculated “gamble” of pitching Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante into Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Tottenham.
Chelsea will hope to complete the job by beating Tottenham to reach the Carabao Cup final this week, while Liverpool and Arsenal are only just getting started in their semi-final.
Returning Premier League players showed they mean business with eye-catching displays in the third round of the FA Cup this weekend.
Kidderminster, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the FA Cup, have been drawn against West Ham in the fourth round.
Chelsea eased to the fourth round of the FA Cup with an emphatic 5-1 win over Chesterfield United, meanwhile Newcastle United were dumped outby third-tier Cambridge after a 1-0 loss.
Thomas Tuchel has signalled “a huge step forward” for loan signing Saul Niguez in Wednesday’s 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg victory over Tottenham.
Chelsea are confident of keeping 28-year-old centre-half Antonio Rudiger, aafter talks between the German player and Real Madrid ended when his conditions were knocked back, according to reports.
Chelsea took control of their League Cup semi-final against Tottenham as Romelu Lukaku returned from exile in Wednesday's 2-0 first leg win over their London rivals.
Thomas Tuchel has hailed the strength of his “close relationship” with Chelsea’s board and confirmed Romelu Lukaku will be fined for his recent controversial interview.