Chelsea and Liverpool have the final in mind as they meet at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday for the second leg of their League Cup semi-final. The first leg ended 1-1 last week with Raheem Sterling bagging the equalizer after Eden Hazard had converted a penalty kick in the first half. The away goal gives Chelsea a slight advantage but the rule in the Capital One Cup is that away goals count only if the game is goalless after extra time and not after 90 minutes.
Since that match the Blues crashed out of the FA Cup last weekend after a shameful 4-2 defeat at home at the hands of Bradford City. Liverpool on the other hand are full of confidence as they are coming on a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions. The first leg was completely dominated by the Reds, who were unable to capitalize on their superiority as Chelsea scored on their only shot on target. However, Chelsea did beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield in the Premier League earlier this season.
Jose Mourinho will most likely field his strongest eleven, with Thibaut Courtois, John Terry, Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa all in line to be in the starting eleven after being rested against Bradford. The visitors will be without Brad Jones and Joe Allen but Daniel Sturridge might make his long-awaited return, albeit from the substitutes bench.
Probable line-ups:
Chelsea: Courtois - Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Luis - Matic, Mikel - Willian, Fabregas, Hazard - Costa
Liverpool: Mignolet - Johnson, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno - Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard - Markovic, Coutinho, Sterling
My prediction: Liverpool to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Chelsea win - 8/13 Draw - 16/5 Liverpool win - 5/1
kkole 9 years ago
It is big shame that Chelsea will play in final match at Wembley and Liverpool not. Liverpool was better team if you look this two matches. Special in first match they miss a lot chances and if they won in first match I think that rematch will be different Chelsea will be more attacking team but still Liverpool will be...
It is big shame that Chelsea will play in final match at Wembley and Liverpool not. Liverpool was better team if you look this two matches. Special in first match they miss a lot chances and if they won in first match I think that rematch will be different Chelsea will be more attacking team but still Liverpool will be better. In final I wish that Tottenham win and win this trophy because I think that this club deserve it after all this years being in top of England football.
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galata86 9 years ago
That was great match. Chelsea will play in the final ( probably against Tottenham because they lead 0-1 against Sheffield in second match) and they will looking for another trophy. I think that Chelsea is better than Liverpool and I think that they deserved place in final. Liverpool must focus on Premier league and maybe...
That was great match. Chelsea will play in the final ( probably against Tottenham because they lead 0-1 against Sheffield in second match) and they will looking for another trophy. I think that Chelsea is better than Liverpool and I think that they deserved place in final. Liverpool must focus on Premier league and maybe that match in FA cup against Bolton and there look for opportunity to win a trophy this year.
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sharpe 9 years ago
I think that Liverpool were way better team in the first game but they've missed all their chances to score. And I don't know about this one, Chelsea will really try to win the game in excuse for their fans after shame result against Bradford in the FA cup. Important game for both clubs and Liverpool clearly have their...
I think that Liverpool were way better team in the first game but they've missed all their chances to score. And I don't know about this one, Chelsea will really try to win the game in excuse for their fans after shame result against Bradford in the FA cup. Important game for both clubs and Liverpool clearly have their chances too.
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galata86 9 years ago
I think that it is first time that I disagree with johnny about his prediction :) Liverpool is great team, in last few matches they played well, they played only draw against Bolton but that doesn't matter because they were thinking about this match... but is it real to win against Chelsea in London ? I don't think so....
I think that it is first time that I disagree with johnny about his prediction :) Liverpool is great team, in last few matches they played well, they played only draw against Bolton but that doesn't matter because they were thinking about this match... but is it real to win against Chelsea in London ? I don't think so. This is semi finals and no matter how this cup isn't important I think that every team who reach semi finals want to play in finals. So I think that Mourinho will play tonight with his best players and try to win this match and secure his place in finals.
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newspiridon 9 years ago
The Liverpool are a pretty good team but because Chelsea had a bad day and made a draw with its previous match, this time I am convinced that Chelsea will make a good impression and will win the match. If they have a good start of the game and quickly score it will be easy match for them. I say it will be a slightly higher...
The Liverpool are a pretty good team but because Chelsea had a bad day and made a draw with its previous match, this time I am convinced that Chelsea will make a good impression and will win the match. If they have a good start of the game and quickly score it will be easy match for them. I say it will be a slightly higher score than 3.5
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seculla 9 years ago
In first game between this two sides in Capital One cup we saw some crazy stats. Liverpool literally beat Chelsea in every single point except in goals scored, but that is the only thing that count. I was surprised when I saw that both, Rogers and Mourinho played with their best guys but I believe that no one in this two...
In first game between this two sides in Capital One cup we saw some crazy stats. Liverpool literally beat Chelsea in every single point except in goals scored, but that is the only thing that count. I was surprised when I saw that both, Rogers and Mourinho played with their best guys but I believe that no one in this two teams don't want to lose in that match. So I believe that tomorrow will be no different when it comes to starting line ups, but I'm sure that Chelsea will show that they are way better team this year and also I predict they will win with at least two goals difference. But who knows?! We'll see am I right tomorrow :)
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