EFL Cup: Chelsea reach final 6-2 on aggregate! Palmer scores twice and Enzo scores
At 4 a.m. Beijing time on January 24, in the second leg of the semifinals of the 2023-24 English League Cup, Chelsea swept Middlesbrough 6-1 at home, reversing the opponent with an aggregate score of 6-1 and advancing to the final!
Highlights of the game
1. Chelsea have reached the final of a domestic cup competition for the 18th time since 2000, the most in the same period, followed by Manchester United with 12.
2. Chelsea have reached the Carabao Cup final for the third time in the last six seasons, and have only scored at least six goals in the semi-final in their history before, and that was Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers in 2009/10.
Wonderful review
In the 9th minute, Mudryk shot with his right foot from the top of the arc and was blocked from the bottom line.
In the 15th minute, Ben Chilwell went through, Sterling crossed in the box, and Armando Broja's right-footed shot caused Hausen to own a goal, 1-0! Chelsea led and equalized on aggregate.
In the 29th minute, Sterling made a wonderful back-heel pass, Disasi passed the ball in an inverted triangle on the right side of the penalty area, Broja's shot was blocked, and Enzo shot into the net in the middle, 2-0!
In the 34th minute, Palmer went straight and Enzo's right-footed shot from inside the box was too square.
In the 36th minute, Sterling crossed from the right, and Disasi flanked and pushed the right side of the penalty area, 3-0!
In the 42nd minute, Palmer made a successful steal in front of the field and scored with a left-footed shot in the penalty area, 4-0!
In the 52nd minute, Colwill's left-footed shot from inside the box went wide.
In the 77th minute, Gallagher broke through the bottom cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Palmer pushed it into the net with his right foot, 5-0!
In the 81st minute, Gallagher made a straight assist double, Madueke shook off the defense in the penalty area, and pushed his left foot into the net, 6-0!
In the 83rd minute, Hackney scored with a header, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
In the 88th minute, Hackney passed, and Rodgers shot with his right foot into the net in front of the penalty area, 6-1!
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Line-up
Chelsea (4231): 28 Petrovic, 2 Disasi, 6 Thiago Silva, 26 Colwill, 21 Chilwell (65'42 Gilchrist), 25 Caicedo (72'17 Chukwuemeka), 8 Enzo, 7 Sterling (85, 54 Castledan), 20 Palmer, 10 Mudryk (46; 11 Madueke), 19 Armando (65'23 Gallagher)
Myburgh (4231): 23-Glover, 3-Van der Berg, 6-Frey, 5-Clark, 27-Engel, 16-Howson (71'28-O'Brien), 5-Barrasser, 21-Falls, 25-Brooks, 7-Hackney, 10-Rogers