Tottenham v Chelsea Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: Tuesday 07^th January 2019 (Kick-off 8 PM)

On Tuesday night, Tottenham and Chelsea go head-to-head at Wembley in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.

The two teams currently occupy third and fourth respectively in the Premier League table, so both are in decent form heading into this clash.

Tottenham have won eight of their last ten games in all competitions and have looked impressive doing so. The north London club won 2-0 at arch-rivals Arsenal in the quarter-final to set this game up.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side had seen off West Ham and Watford in the previous prior to their north London derby victory. Spurs have scored at least twice in all three of their League Cup games this season.

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Chelsea have been inconsistent of late, but the Blues have won three of their last four games in all competitions. Maurizio Sarri’s side has also managed to keep clean sheets in their last three matches.

The Blues have beaten Liverpool, Derby and Bournemouth to get this stage of the competition.

The team from south west London have a good recent record in the League Cup, having recorded six wins from their last eight matches. The Blues recent games in this competition have been high scoring, with ten of their last 11 games producing over 2.5 goals.

Prediction

Home win and/or over 2.5 goals scored