Chelsea have one foot in the final of the Carabao Cup, with Tottenham needing to launch a memorable comeback tonight if they are to reach Wembley.
The Blues were dominant in last week’s semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge, running out 2-0 winners thanks to Kai Havertz’s strike and an unfortunate own goal from Ben Davies, and they could easily have had more.
After that game, Antonio Conte spoke of the huge gap in quality between the sides and this week he has ramped up the pressure on the Spurs’ hierarchy as he outlines his plans for the January transfer window.
Both sides made smooth progress in the FA Cup at the weekend, Chelsea hammering non-league Chesterfield and Spurs surviving an early scare to eventually cruise past Morecambe and into the Fourth Round.
