CARABAO CUP THURSDAY: We look ahead to Thursday’s CARABAO CUP game between CHELSEA V SPURS with extended stats and Betdaq’s own recommended bet.

CHELSEA V SPURS

8:00pm What better way for the Chelsea players to react to the criticism they received off Sarri at the weekend than to secure a trip to Wembley, by knocking out one of their biggest rivals! Spurs carry a 1-0 aggregate lead into the game but are without the likes of Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Heung-min Son. Goals may be difficult for Pochettino’s side to come by whereas Chelsea will be hoping that they can call upon expected new arrival Gonzalo Higuain to lead the line. As this game will be followed by F.A. Cup ties, we would expect two strong sides to take to the field. Spurs will put up a good fight but we are expecting goals and a Chelsea win in 90 minutes.

MATCH STATS

  • Chelsea have lost both of their meetings with Tottenham in all competitions this season – the last time they lost three games against the same opponent in a season was vs Man City in 2012-13.
  • Tottenham are looking to win four games in a row against Chelsea in all competitions for the first time since a run of five between March 1961 and September 1963.
  • Chelsea haven’t lost consecutive home games against Spurs in all competitions since March 1982.
  • The last time Tottenham beat a team three times in the same season was in 2013-14 against Aston Villa.
  • On just one of the five previous occasions that Chelsea lost the first leg of a League Cup semi-final tie have they progressed to the final, beating Arsenal 4-3 on aggregate in 1997-98 en route to winning the trophy.
  • Tottenham have progressed on three of the five previous occasions they won a League Cup semi-final first leg, going out against Newcastle in 1975-76 and Arsenal in 1986-87 after 1-0 wins first time out.
  • Since the start of last season, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has been directly involved in six goals in his seven League Cup games (3 goals, 3 assists).
  • Dele Alli has had a hand in five goals in his six League Cup starts for Tottenham (4 goals, 1 assist).

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