2018-19 Carabao Cup

Mr.Nice Guy

It was speculated Troy Parrott might make the Spurs bench alongside other youngster Kazaiah Sterling after they trained with the first team, but Poch has decided against that. Team news:

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Barkley; Pedro, Giroud, Hazard.

Tottenham XI: Gazzaniga: Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies: Dier, Winks: Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela: Llorente.

Spurs lead 1-0 from the first-leg but the bookies have Chelsea as favourites to progress. Who will advance to play Man City in the final?

I'm thinking a Hazard masterclass to see Chelsea through.

Tom Mann Centuria

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Spurs lead 1-0 from the first-leg but the bookies have Chelsea as favourites to progress. Who will advance to play Man City in the final?

I'm thinking a Hazard masterclass to see Chelsea through.

Well hopefully he'll relish not being played out of position for a change.

Mr.Nice Guy

Luiz looks in pain after that tackle by Dier. He's continuing though.

blueser

What was Alderweireld complaining about there? Clearly fouled Hazard.

Mr.Nice Guy

Kante scores with the aid of a deflection or two. All square now.

LuckyGent88

Kante “nutsed” 3 players with that

Mr.Nice Guy

Hazard scores! 2-1 Chelsea.

klose

One way traffic here

Utopia Parkway

Spurs very much looking like a team missing many of their best players. Can't get anything going.

Mr.Nice Guy

How was that not a foul on Hazard? Looked a tackle from behind.

Kiith

Surely that's a foul/peno?

eigrod

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

How was that not a foul on Hazard? Looked a tackle from behind.

100% a foul and could well have been a red card too.Awful decision.

~Rebel~

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

How was that not a foul on Hazard? Looked a tackle from behind.

It absolutely was a foul, and at least a yellow. He got the ball, sure, but that's irrelevant if it's from behind.

omega man

Isn’t VAR active tonight??

eigrod

~Rebel~ wrote: »

It absolutely was a foul, and at least a yellow. He got the ball, sure, but that's irrelevant if it's from behind.

He had taken both of Hazard’s legs in a scissors type movement before he touched the ball. VAR is great, but not when idiots are deciding on what they’re looking at.

GavRedKing

omega man wrote: »

Isn’t VAR active tonight??

Ya it is but if Atkinson can't see a player going through another from 5 yards away, he should be shot.

It was outside the box anyway but I'm not sure will they check it during the break.

Mr.Nice Guy

Llorente equalises! 2-2 (in the tie).

Rose did so well there.

And Giroud almost scored straight after.

Kiith

Lovely goal there. Great pass by Winks, and great cross by Rose.

Mr.Nice Guy

Sarri gets booked. :pac:

TimeToShine

Giroud or any top 4 striker really shouldn't be missing that. Chelsea will be a serious prospect if Higuain hits the ground running.

Mr.Nice Guy

Kante losing his cool. We've got a game here.

eigrod

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Kante losing his cool. We've got a game here.

There was very little in that to be honest.

LuckyGent88

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Kante losing his cool. We've got a game here.

Don’t think he heard the whistle as he had actually got the free kick and had just played on. That’s why Rose was wondering why he didn’t get a free.

LuckyGent88

Erikson is such a class act.

Mr.Nice Guy

My goodness, that ball from Eriksen.

Garzorico

Atkinson has lost his grip on the match. Brutle.

~Rebel~

What are the carabao rules - extra time and then away goals count? or on to penalties after extra time? Or straight to penalties with no extra time?

ianob7

~Rebel~ wrote:

What are the carabao rules - extra time and then away goals count? or on to penalties after extra time? Or straight to penalties with no extra time?

Heard them say straight to pens earlier

Loafing Oaf

~Rebel~ wrote: »

straight to penalties with no extra time?

This AFAIK

citytillidie

~Rebel~ wrote: »

What are the carabao rules - extra time and then away goals count? or on to penalties after extra time? Or straight to penalties with no extra time?

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Guy:Incognito

Thought Rylan was going to stick that away

Mr.Nice Guy

What a chance to win it. Great run from Emerson and so close from Giroud.

Loafing Oaf

And it's pens; Giroud should have won it for Chelsea though

Mr.Nice Guy

Dire pen from Dier.

And Moura misses.

Luiz sends Chelsea through.

Kiith

We didn't deserve to go through, so can't really complain. If Chelsea had a decent finisher, they would have won by a few.

GavRedKing

Brilliant to get to the final but fear City are still massive favourites.

Still though, glad to be through in a tough but enjoyable game.

Garzorico

Penalties is a terrible way to settle a game. It’s a team game and peno shootouts are not part of the team narrative.

Nonoperational

Garzorico wrote: »

Penalties is a terrible way to settle a game. It’s a team game and peno shootouts are not part of the team narrative.

Eera it's good craic all the same.

Kiith

Garzorico wrote: »

Penalties is a terrible way to settle a game. It’s a team game and peno shootouts are not part of the team narrative.

Not any other decent way to do it. Best of a bad bunch really.

Glad it's the last year of the 2nd leg though...utterly pointless.

Agent Coulson

Kiith wrote: »

Not any other decent way to do it. Best of a bad bunch really.

Glad it's the last year of the 2nd leg though...utterly pointless.

Utterly pointless when you team wins the first leg but goes out in the second leg.

GavRedKing

Kiith wrote: »

Not any other decent way to do it. Best of a bad bunch really.

Glad it's the last year of the 2nd leg though...utterly pointless.

Sure they changed it, before after ET, away goals counted so if it went on for 30mins and the score didn't change, spurs go through.

The 2 legged semi final though is a joke, waste of an extra game.

Sugarlumps

Chelsea fully deserved it over the two legs. Delighted Dier ballooned it, that’s what you get for acting billy big bollocks.

Bret Hart

Awful final so far.

DJIMI TRARORE

Poor stuff alright,interesting 1st 2 seconds,Joghino might have walked

POKERKING

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Poor stuff alright,interesting 1st 2 seconds,Joghino might have walked

No mention of var then!

Chelsea making it hard for city but showing little ambition. Prob there best chance of a result with these tactics

SharpshooterTom

Hahahaha that new Paddy Power ad with Rhodri Giggs saying 'loyalty gets you nowhere' drinking from a Man City mug, what are they playing at.

pistolpetes11

Luiz when’s the last time he has scored a free kick , had 2/3 goes on goal this match and have a good chance to have a go and we indulge him to stick one into the stands

Mr.Nice Guy

Great chance for Kante. Hazard too good there.

Mitch Connor

that was fantastic from Hazard - difficult chance, but a chance for Kante.

Drumpot

That’s possibly the best yellow card possible in a game if you know what I mean... Sterling was through.