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

Relive all the action from the semi-final second leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tuchel - Chelsea 'have no foot in the final' despite 2-0 lead over Spurs in EFL Cup

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery.

Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at Stamford Bridge when they won 2-0 and Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal in north London settled matters, setting up a Wembley date against either Liverpool or Arsenal next month.

They will get a chance to claim a sixth League Cup and give Tuchel the opportunity of winning a third trophy in just over 14 months in the job.

Spurs were well beaten over the course of the two games, but it could have been different had technology not ruled against them on three occasions in the second leg.

Referee Andre Marriner twice awarded penalties that were overturned while Harry Kane had a goal ruled out for offside as they missed out on a second successive appearance in the final.

Tottenham vs Chelsea

• Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate
• 18 mins: Rudiger heads Chelsea into lead from corner
• Tottenham XI: Gollini; Tanganga, Sanchez, Davies; Royal, Winks, Hojbjerg, Doherty; Lucas, Lo Celso, Kane
• Chelsea XI: Kepa, Sarr, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi; Mount, Werner, Lukaku

[12 January 2022 15:14 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham host Chelsea in Carabao Cup semi-final second leg

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage as Tottenham take on Chelsea in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

Spurs have been left with a mountain to climb after succumbing to a resounding 2-0 defeat in the first leg at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Conte was infuriated by his side’s performance, stressing how much they need to improve in the aftermath, while the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Dele Alli and Steve Bergwijn appear to have little future at the club.

Chelsea will be in higher spirits, having slowly started to recapture their form. A torrid December all but ended the Blues’ hopes in the title race, while Romelu Lukaku’s interview saga compounded the loss of momentum, but victory against Spurs in the first leg was followed by an easy canter past Chesterfield and Thomas Tuchel will be hopeful his side can push on from here.