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Chelsea - DWWDD ----- Spurs - DWWDW
Conte along with us makes his return to Stamford Bridge for the first leg of his side's EFL Cup semi-final with Chelsea tonight. The Blues saw off Brentford 2-0 to reach the final four, while we ran out 2-1 winners over West Ham United in the quarters.
A challenging period both on and off the pitch for Chelsea seemed to reach boiling point during the visit of Liverpool, as Mane and Salah put the Reds two goals to the good amid the tension surrounding Lukalo’s comments from a recent interview.
However, the Blues rallied to rescue a 2-2 draw in a terrific advertisement for the Premier League, as a Kovacic stunner preceded an injury-time equaliser from Pulisic, who had missed a gilt-edged opportunity to beat Kelleher earlier in the half.
That result did little good for either side's hopes of catching runaway leaders Manchester City, but a shot at glory in the EFL Cup potentially awaits the Blues, who sunk Brentford 2-0 with a youthful lineup to book their place in the final four.
Chelsea's performances have been far from vintage in the 2021-22 EFL Cup, though - needing penalties to overcome Southampton and Aston Villa at home after 1-1 draws - and the Blues sure have developed an affinity for stalemates at Stamford Bridge.
Indeed, four of Chelsea's last five games on home soil have ended level - including each of their last three - and the Blues cannot expect to end that stalemate streak with ease against their former manager and proven winner.
Antonio Conte ought to receive a warm welcome when he steps foot onto the Stamford Bridge turf once again, but sentimentality will cease to exist as he attempts to gain the upper hand in this tantalising London derby.
The EFL Cup certainly represents our chance to finally end our 13-year trophy drought – with our last piece of silverware coincidentally coming in the 2008 competition after beating Chelsea in the final - and we made it this far thanks to goals from Moura and Bergwijn against West Ham.
We had to rely on a last-gasp Sanchez header to get over the line against Watford on New Year's Day, but we remain unbeaten domestically since Conte took charge, with the Italian the first manager in our history not to lose any of his first eight league games at the helm.
Victory at Vicarage Road represents our only away win so far in the Conte era, though, and our last meeting with Chelsea in the semi-finals of the 2018-19 EFL Cup saw the Blues progress via spot kicks before defeat to Man City in the final.
We did manage to send Chelsea packing in the 2020-21 EFL Cup fourth round, but that win represents our only triumph from our last eight against the Blues, who eased to a 3-0 win at our Stadium in September's Premier League clash.
We both were certainly made to work for our results in the Premier League at the weekend and fatigue could come into play, especially with Conte reluctant to alter our starting lineup recently.
The Blues should have at least one recognised striker available here, but while their run of draws at Stamford Bridge has to end at some point, we expect our resilient defence to withstand the onslaught and leave it all to play for in the second leg.
Chelsea - DWWDD ----- Spurs - DWWDW
Conte along with us makes his return to Stamford Bridge for the first leg of his side's EFL Cup semi-final with Chelsea tonight. The Blues saw off Brentford 2-0 to reach the final four, while we ran out 2-1 winners over West Ham United in the quarters.
A challenging period both on and off the pitch for Chelsea seemed to reach boiling point during the visit of Liverpool, as Mane and Salah put the Reds two goals to the good amid the tension surrounding Lukalo’s comments from a recent interview.
However, the Blues rallied to rescue a 2-2 draw in a terrific advertisement for the Premier League, as a Kovacic stunner preceded an injury-time equaliser from Pulisic, who had missed a gilt-edged opportunity to beat Kelleher earlier in the half.
That result did little good for either side's hopes of catching runaway leaders Manchester City, but a shot at glory in the EFL Cup potentially awaits the Blues, who sunk Brentford 2-0 with a youthful lineup to book their place in the final four.
Chelsea's performances have been far from vintage in the 2021-22 EFL Cup, though - needing penalties to overcome Southampton and Aston Villa at home after 1-1 draws - and the Blues sure have developed an affinity for stalemates at Stamford Bridge.
Indeed, four of Chelsea's last five games on home soil have ended level - including each of their last three - and the Blues cannot expect to end that stalemate streak with ease against their former manager and proven winner.
Antonio Conte ought to receive a warm welcome when he steps foot onto the Stamford Bridge turf once again, but sentimentality will cease to exist as he attempts to gain the upper hand in this tantalising London derby.
The EFL Cup certainly represents our chance to finally end our 13-year trophy drought – with our last piece of silverware coincidentally coming in the 2008 competition after beating Chelsea in the final - and we made it this far thanks to goals from Moura and Bergwijn against West Ham.
We had to rely on a last-gasp Sanchez header to get over the line against Watford on New Year's Day, but we remain unbeaten domestically since Conte took charge, with the Italian the first manager in our history not to lose any of his first eight league games at the helm.
Victory at Vicarage Road represents our only away win so far in the Conte era, though, and our last meeting with Chelsea in the semi-finals of the 2018-19 EFL Cup saw the Blues progress via spot kicks before defeat to Man City in the final.
We did manage to send Chelsea packing in the 2020-21 EFL Cup fourth round, but that win represents our only triumph from our last eight against the Blues, who eased to a 3-0 win at our Stadium in September's Premier League clash.
We both were certainly made to work for our results in the Premier League at the weekend and fatigue could come into play, especially with Conte reluctant to alter our starting lineup recently.
The Blues should have at least one recognised striker available here, but while their run of draws at Stamford Bridge has to end at some point, we expect our resilient defence to withstand the onslaught and leave it all to play for in the second leg.
Team News
Lukaku was dropped from the squad to face Liverpool at the weekend following his revealing interview but may return here following his apology, while Mendy is with Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations.
It remains to be seen if Loftus-Cheek and TimoWerner will recover from bouts of COVID-19 in time to start here, but Chalobah, James, Chilwell and Christensen are expected to miss out.
A rrizabalaga will return in between the sticks with Mendy unavailable, while Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi and Niquez and potentially even can feel hopeful of featuring from the off.
As for us, Steven Bergwijn, Romero and Sessegnon all remain out of contention, but Conte has no fresh injury concerns from the win at Watford.
Conte may be forced into some rotation here given how hard he has worked his established first XI over the Christmas period, with Tangaganga and Winks both prime candidates to start.
Gil and Dele could provide some fresh legs in the final third, while a lack of alternative options will once again see Kane spearhead the charge.
It remains to be seen if Loftus-Cheek and TimoWerner will recover from bouts of COVID-19 in time to start here, but Chalobah, James, Chilwell and Christensen are expected to miss out.
A rrizabalaga will return in between the sticks with Mendy unavailable, while Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi and Niquez and potentially even can feel hopeful of featuring from the off.
As for us, Steven Bergwijn, Romero and Sessegnon all remain out of contention, but Conte has no fresh injury concerns from the win at Watford.
Conte may be forced into some rotation here given how hard he has worked his established first XI over the Christmas period, with Tangaganga and Winks both prime candidates to start.
Gil and Dele could provide some fresh legs in the final third, while a lack of alternative options will once again see Kane spearhead the charge.
Head-to-Head
We first played each other on Saturday December 18th, 1909 in the league. We have gone on and played each other 170 times where we have won 54, they have won 74 and 42 games have been drawn.
League: We have won 47, they have won 63 and 37 games have been drawn
FA Cup: We have won 4, they have won 6 and 2 games have been drawn
League Cup: We have won 3, they have won 5 and 3 games have been drawn.
League: We have won 47, they have won 63 and 37 games have been drawn
FA Cup: We have won 4, they have won 6 and 2 games have been drawn
League Cup: We have won 3, they have won 5 and 3 games have been drawn.
