Brentford vs Chelsea LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and reaction tonight

Follow all the fallout from the EFL Cup quarter-final at the Community Stadium

Thomas Tuchel describes Chelsea's Covid-19 situation as a lottery

Follow all the action as Brentford host Chelsea in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals tonight.

The Bees will be playing their first match in almost two weeks after their squad was hit heavily by a Covid outbreak, causing their fixtures against Manchester United and Southampton to be postponed. The likes of Ivan Toney and Ethan Pinnock are now available for selection again, although they remain short on match fitness.

Chelsea, however, are still hampered by a host of absences due to injury and illness, with up to as many as nine first-team players unavailable. Thomas Tuchel, who was left infuriated after the Premier League rejected Chelsea’s request to postpone their fixture against Wolves last weekend, has called up a number of academy players to fill the gaps in their squad and is likely to field a heavily rotated side. The head coach will want to avoid the pressure of another disappointing performance and result, though, with the Blues now six points adrift of leaders Manchester City in the Premier League after just one win from their last four matches. Follow all the fallout below:

Brentford 0-2 Chelsea

• 80 mins: Jansson diverts James cross into own net to give Chelsea the lead
• 86 mins: Jorginho scores from the spot after Fernandez trips Pulisic
• Chelsea join Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool in semi-finals

[22 December 2021 21:02 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

57 mins: Henry earns Brentford a corner on the left.

Jensen will take it, and he plays it short to kickstart a training-ground routine...

It culminates in a cross that Kepa comes a long way to claim, managing to punch it clear.

Brentford remain on the ball outside the Chelsea box, though, and win a free-kick in a dangerous position.

[22 December 2021 20:59 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

55 mins: Alonso with a similar cross to Saul’s from moments ago...

Barkley slides in but can’t direct the ball past Fernandez!

[22 December 2021 20:59 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

55 mins: Alonso with a similar cross to Saul’s from moments ago...

Barkley slides in but can’t direct the ball past Fernandez!

[22 December 2021 20:57 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

53 mins: SAVE!

A bouncing Saul cross goes all the way through and hits Henry, forcing Fernandez to get down quickly and palm the ball away from the bottom corner of his net!

Nearly an own goal...

[22 December 2021 20:55 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

50 mins: Pulisic has looked lively since coming on and has exhibited some neat footwork.

He’s at the centre of a Chelsea attack, but it comes to nothing and Brentford have a goal kick.

[22 December 2021 20:52 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

47 mins: Brentford are all over Chelsea after a Blues goal kick, and Barkley almost loses possession on the edge of his box for the second time this evening...

A foul is given in his favour, however.

[22 December 2021 20:49 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

46 mins: We’re back under way!

Two changes for Chelsea at the break: Kovacic and Soonsup-Bell are replaced by Jorginho and Christian Pulisic.

[22 December 2021 20:44 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

The second half is nearly upon us. Here are the other scores at half-time:

Liverpool 1-3 Leicester.

Tottenham 2-1 West Ham.

A reminder that Arsenal progressed to the semi-finals last night by thrashing Sunderland 5-1.

[22 December 2021 20:31 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

Half-time: It’s 0-0 at the break.

Brentford made the better chances early on, but Chelsea grew into the game.

[22 December 2021 20:30 · Alex Pattle]

Brentford 0-0 Chelsea

43 mins: Chance for Chelsea!

Azpilicueta sends in a cross from deep, and it finds the unmarked Vale...

It’s a great chance, but he heads the ball low into Fernandez’s gloves!