For Chelsea and Tottenham, Thursday provides one of the them with the chance to reach the Carabao Cup final and claim the first piece of available silverware.Spurs have the advantage heading to Stamford Bridge, they lead 1-0 thanks to a penalty from Harry Kane, but he is missing, as are Dele Ali and Heung-Min Son.4
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The Blues first second leg match of the League Cup took place in the 1972/73. They had lost 2-0 to Norwich City and were then beaten 1-0 in the return fixture. It would be 11 years before they reached this stage again, losing twice to Sunderland, before suffering the same fate against Sheffield Wednesday in 1990/91.A decade later and the Blues lost in humiliating fashion against rivals Tottenham in 2002.4Chelsea League Cup semi-final second leg history
1969/69: Drew 1-1 at Arsenal1972/73: Lost 1-0 to Norwich1984/85: Lost 3-2 to Sunderland1990/91: Lost 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday2001/02: Lost 5-1 to Tottenham2004/05: Beat Man United 2-12006/07: Beat Wycombe Wanderers 4-02007/08: Beat Everton 1-02012/13: Drew 0-0 at Swansea2014/15 Beat Liverpool 1-017/18: Lost 2-1 to ArsenalTottenham
It will be Spurs 16th appearance at this stage of the tournament, six more than their London rivals. They drew 1-1 with Arsenal in 1968/69 and beat Bristol City two years later before going on to win their first League Cup in front on 100,000 fans at Wembley against Aston Villa in 1971.A year later, they were knocked out after failing to beat Chelsea over two legs, the second ending 2-2. A second cup success followed in 1973 despite a 2-2 draw with Wolves.4Tottenham League Cup semi-final second leg history
1968/69: Drew 1-1 with Arsenal1970/71: Beat Bristol City 2-01971/72: Drew 2-2 with Chelsea1972/73: Drew 2-2 with Wolves1975/76: Lost 1-3 to Newcastle1981/82: Beat West Brom 1-01986/87: Lost 1-2 to Arsenal1991/92: Lost 1-2 to Nottingham Forest1998/99: Beat Wimbeldon 1-02001/02: Beat Chelsea 5-12006/07: Lost 3-1 to Arsenal2007/08: Beat Arsenal 5-12008/09: Lost 3-2 to Burnley2014/15: Drew 2-2 with Sheffield UnitedVerdict: History shows Tottenham have won more times at this stage, but that is simply due to have been here on 14 occasions compared to Chelsea’s 11. The two teams have met twice before here and Chelsea have not won either encounter. Spurs are missing a host of key players and never find Stamford Bridge an easy place to visit, but Chelsea are woefully out of sorts.Final score: Chelsea 2-1 TottenhamPaul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the French national team.He operates primarily as a central midfielder, but can also be deployed as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, and deep-lying playmaker.
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