Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE
EFL Cup semi-final second leg
Venue: Stamford Bridge
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.
We will have all the latest news and analysis from our team, with James Olley, Simon Johnson, Dan Kilpatrick, Vaishali Bhardwaj and Jack Rosser at the Bridge tonight.
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Chelsea vs Tottenham team news and line-ups
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Emerson, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Pedro, Giroud
Subs: Caballero, Ampadu, Alonson, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Piazon
Tottenham XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Llorente
Subs: Lloris, Rose, Sanchez, Walker-Peters, Skipp, Nkoudou, Lucas
TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to Head history (h2h)
The London rivals have met 162 times, with Chelsea winning 68 games to Tottenham's 54, with 40 draws along the way.
Their last meeting came on January 8, with Harry Kane's penalty sealing a 1-0 first-leg win for Spurs at Wembley.
Who is the Chelsea vs Tottenham referee?
Martin Atkinson will officiate tonight's Stamford Bridge clash - with a little help from the video assistant referee of course.
Atkinson has refereed 18 Premier League games this season - only Anthony Taylor (20) and Michael Oliver (19) have overseen more - and has shown just one red card, with 56 yellow cards.
He also oversaw the team's League meeting back in November, which Spurs won 3-1 at Wembley.
That should ensure a level head if things get feisty between the London rivals - in comparison, Mike Dean has shown nine red cards in 17 games.
