Arsenal vs Chelsea: EFL Cup semi-final second-leg live!
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal host Chelsea in the second-leg of their EFL Cup semi-final on Wednesday night, with both sides hoping to book their spot in February’s Wembley final against Premier League leaders Manchester City.
New signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not make his Arsenal debut as the Armenian forward is cup-tied having played in the competition for previous club Manchester United. But in better news for the Gunners, Aaron Ramsey and Nacho Monreal could feature after bouncing back from sickness and a leg injury respectively.
Chelsea will be without a number of first-team regulars: Cesc Fabregas (hamstring), Alvaro Morata (back) and Andreas Christensen (head) are all set to miss out.
The tie is finely poised after the sides drew 0-0 in a scrappy goalless draw at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago. You can follow all of tonight’s live action below.
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Post-match reaction from Antonio Conte
His view of the match: "I'm disappointed with the final result. I must be pleased with the players' effort. We tried to reach the final but we conceded two unlucky goals because of two deflections.
"It's a pity because we had a good run in this competition. It's a pity for me, the players and the fans."
On whether Willian's injury hindered Chelsea: "We started very well and played a good first half. When there is an injury to one of the best players (Willian), it's not simple. The only substitute was Barkley.
"I think he (Barkley) has a lot of space for improvement. He's only been working with us for two weeks. Today I was forced to play him and I think he can improve a lot."
On whether there is any news on Chelsea's pursuit of Roma's Edin Dzeko: "I don't know. I don't like to speak about the transfer market."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Chelsea's Carabao Cup run is over
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