The dates for both legs of our Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham in January have been announced.

The first leg at Stamford Bridge will take place on Wednesday 5 January, with kick-off at 7.45pm. Ticket details were confirmed yesterday.

The return game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is exactly a week later, on Wednesday 12 January. That one is also a 7.45pm start.

We reached the last four of the competition with victories at home to Aston Villa and Southampton, and away at Brentford on Wednesday night.

The other semi-final is between Arsenal and Liverpool, with those two fixtures taking place on Thursday 6 January and Thursday 13 January.

All four fixtures will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK.

Chelsea’s January schedule

Sunday 2 January – Chelsea vs Liverpool

Wednesday 5 January – Chelsea vs Tottenham, Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

Saturday 8 January – Chelsea vs Chesterfield, FA Cup third round

Wednesday 12 January – Tottenham vs Chelsea, Carabao Cup semi-final second leg

Saturday 15 January – Manchester City vs Chelsea

Sunday 23 January – Chelsea vs Tottenham