DBasia.news – The London derby in the last 16 of the League Cup between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wednesday (30/09) was won by the host through a shootout. The Lilywhites successfully qualified for the quarter-finals with a 5-4 victory in the shootout.
Match details
The tempo was slow at the start of the fight. The two teams overhauled the lineup of players to rotate in a busy schedule. Tottenhamarah Jose Mourinho played 3-5-2 tactics by relying on Steven Bergwijn and Erik Lamela up front.
Meanwhile, Frank Lampard went down with a 4-2-3-1 formation. New Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy started, while other players who played included Timo Werner, Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount.
Goals came from unexpected situations. New Spurs player Sergio Reguilon lost the ball and was taken by Cesar Azpilicueta. The captain handed the ball to Werner who scored his debut goal for Chelsea. 1-0.
Tottenham didn’t just give up. On 35 minutes they create a dangerous chance when Lamela cleverly turns away from his opponent and tests Mendy until he makes his first save.
That position lasted up to three minutes of added time ending in the first half. Chelsea winning 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur headquarters.
Tottenham tried to take the initiative to attack early in the second half. Mendy was made another save when he brushed off Reguilon’s chance, who snatched up Serge Aurier’s low cross. Warning for the Chelsea defense.
The position did not change until the 70th minute the two managers made substitutions. Harry Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg entered the home camp, while Lampard played N’Golo Kante and Emerson.
Jose Mourinho could have said he would ‘sacrifice’ the League Cup for the Europa League, but in fact he still fielded a strong squad and played Lucas Moura in the last 15 minutes of the match. Spurs also responded well.
On 83 minutes Lamela converts a chance from a cross by Reguilon. Lamela was able to hold Emerson and deflect the ball into the Chelsea goal. 1-1 position is equally strong and lasts until normal time in the second half ends.
There is no additional round and the winner of the match is determined directly via the shootout. The Spurs sealed the win with all five chances from penalties to goals, while one Chelsea player Mason Mount failed to do his job.
The five Spurs executors are Eric Dier, Lamela, Hojbjerg, Moura and Kane, while the four successful Chelsea kickers are Abraham, Azpilicueta, Jorginho and Emerson.
Player lineups
Tottenham Hotspur (3-5-2): Hugo Lloris; Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier, Japhet Tanganga (Harry Kane 70 ‘); Serge Aurier, Gedson Fernandes (Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 63 ‘), Tanguy Ndombele, Moussa Sissoko, Sergio Reguilon; Steven Bergwijn (Lucas Moura 76 ‘), Erik Lamela.
Substitute players: Joe Hart, Matt Doherty, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Davinson Sanchez, Harry Kane, Lucas Moura, Ben Davies.
Manager: Jose Mourinho
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Edouard Mendy; Cesar Azpilicueta, Kurt Zouma, Fikayo Tomori, Ben Chilwell (Emerson 66 ‘); Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic (N’Golo Kante 70 ‘); Callum Hudson-Odoi, Mason Mount, Timo Werner; Olivier Giroud (Tammy Abraham 76 ‘).
Substitute players: Kepa Arrizabalaga, N’Golo Kante, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham, Reece James, Kai Havertz, Emerson.
Manager: Frank Lampard