At 3:05 a.m. Beijing time on January 13, the second leg of the Premier League Cup semi-final will start, and Tottenham Hotspur will host Chelsea. In the first leg, Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, Havertz broke the deadlock in the 5th minute, and then Ben Davis scored a oolong goal. It can be said that Chelsea have stepped into the dead end with one foot, and Conte is also counting on being able to reverse the game and lead Spurs to their first title in 14 years.
Tottenham and Chelsea's path to the League Cup are very different. The former beat Wolves, Burnley and West Ham, while Chelsea beat Aston Villa and Southampton on two penalties before beating Brentford 2-0. However, in the semi-finals, Chelsea began to exert their strength, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the first leg to take advantage.
In the past 5 meetings, Tottenham Have not won, and if you exclude the friendly matches during the period, Tottenham Have been killed by Chelsea for three consecutive times, the scores are 1-0, 3-0 and 2-0, and all have suffered a clean sheet. It is worth noting that the last time Spurs beat Chelsea happened to be in the League Cup, when Spurs won 5-4 through a penalty shootout. However, what is more embarrassing is that before this League Cup, Spurs suffered another 4 consecutive defeats. It can be said that in the past 3 years, Chelsea has completely crushed Tottenham Hotspur.
In this campaign, Conte still has some hope of achieving a reversal, after all, Chelsea's personnel defects are more serious. According to pre-match reports, the Blues first team will have six players missing, Rees James, Chilwell, Kante, Thiago Silva and Mendy will be absent, and Azpilicueta is also pending.
Of course, Spurs also lost their most important attacker, and Son Heung-min's leg injury will make it ironclad to miss this game. In addition, Conte has another advantage, that is, home combat. According to statistics, Tottenham Hotspur have lost only one of their five home games against Chelsea, dating back to 1991.
The game was crucial for both teams, with Spurs eager to reach the Premier League Final and strike their first title in 14 years. Chelsea also want to win the League Cup 6 and set a record of 2. First, Tuchel is expected to lead Chelsea to three different finals, after the Blues reached the FA Cup and Champions League finals. Only seven people were able to do that before: Bob Paisley, Brian Crowe, Ferguson, Benitez, Wenger, Grant and Guardiola.
Second, Havertz is expected to become the first Chelsea player since Maxius (97/98) to score in both legs of the League Cup semi-finals. Previously, Havertz scored in three consecutive English League cups and scored five goals.
In a battle of honours, Tottenham have not won honors since the 07/08 season, during which all four finals were hated. Chelsea, on the other hand, have won 13 first leg victories since the 06/07 season, while the Blues have only been eliminated once with a win of more than one goal (Champions League vs Barca, 3-1 at home, 1-5 away). Conte and Tuchel who can make history, we'll see.