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Looking to finish off the job on Wednesday night and book their spot in the final of this year s EFL Cup, Chelsea will make the trip to rivals Tottenham on Wednesday night.
Tottenham
Starting with the hosts, while Tottenham might have managed to extend on their FA Cup adventure over the weekend, Spurs will know that they avoided a major upset on home soil. Having to mount a late comeback after falling 1-0 down to League One relegation scrappers Morecambe, Antonio Conte has been vocal about the level of his squad over the past week. Although the Lilywhites might have found an immediate boost under the former Chelsea boss, they have once again shown some recent signs of an issue. Hit with a deserved 2-0 defeat when they made the trip to Stamford Bridge for their first-leg meeting last week, Tottenham will know that they face another stern test here. Only just coming past Watford and Southampton on either side of entering 2022, it should also be noted that Spurs have failed to win any of their last 10 straight meetings against the Blues, a run that stems all the way back to January 2019.
Team News
Coming off the bench against Morecambe, the likes of Harry Kane and Lucas Moura are expected to make their return to Conte s starting XI in midweek.
Suffering a real injury blow, Son Heung-min is expected to miss the remainder of the month.
Chelsea
As for the visitors, extending on their own FA Cup adventure over the weekend as they breezed past National League outfit Chesterfield on home soil, Chelsea will be confident of finishing off the job here. While Thomas Tuchel s side might have shown some brief issues over the past month, they are still in the midst of a 10-match unbeaten run across all formats. Mounting a stellar comeback at home against Liverpool on January 2nd as they snatched a 2-2 draw, the former PSG boss will be calling on his side to keep up their New Year s momentum in midweek. Although the defending European champions might find themselves in a real uphill battle in this season s Premier League title chase, Chelsea still have a real chance to claim a piece of silverware. More than deserving of their 2-0 victory when they welcomed Spurs to Stamford Bridge last week, it should also be noted that Tuchel s side have lost just a single domestic away fixture all season.
Team News
Chelsea are still sweating over the fitness of both Thiago Silva and N Golo Kante on Wednesday night.
The Blues will once again be without the likes of Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah who are all still dealing with injury issues.
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