The trio of Tottenham match-ups this month begin at the Bridge for the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. It's a familiar pairing in this competition, and there is more detail on that stat and plenty more in the latest Blues Bulletin...
Chelsea vs Tottenham head to head
Most League Cup ties
Tottenham 8Liverpool 7Arsenal 6Everton 6
Chelsea stats
This season’s Carabao Cup campaignThird round Aston Villa (h) D 1-1 (won 4-3 on pens after 90 mins)Fourth round Southampton (h) D 1-1 (won 4-3 on pens after 90 mins)Quarter-final Brentford (a) W 2-0
2021/22 Carabao Cup scorersHavertz 1, Jorginho 1 (pen), Werner 1, own goal 1
Shoot-out scorers: James 2, Alonso 1, Barkley 1, Chilwell 1, Hudson-Odoi 1, Lukaku 1, Mount 1
Chelsea are aiming to reach the final of a major competition for the sixth successive season for the first time in our history (2017 FA Cup, 2018 FA Cup, 2019 League Cup and Europa League, 2020 FA Cup and 2021 FA Cup and Champions League).
Mateo Kovacic’s goal against Liverpool was our 100th across all competitions in the Thomas Tuchel era in his 61st match in charge.
Thomas Tuchel’s side are unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in 11 matches in all competitions since the 0-1 defeat by Manchester City in September, although we’ve drawn four of the last five.
Milestones
Tottenham stats
Best seasons in the League Cup
Winners: 1970/71, 1972/73, 1998/99, 2007/08Runners-up: 1981/82, 2001/02, 2008/09, 2014/15, 2020/21
Tottenham are appearing in their third League Cup semi-final in the last four seasons and seventeenth overall.
In fact, their last major trophy was in this competition in 2008 when they defeated Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
2013/14 Lost at home to West Ham in the quarter-final2014/15 Lost to Chelsea in the final2015/16 Lost at home to Arsenal in the third round2016/17 Lost at Liverpool in the fourth round2017/18 Lost at home to West Ham in the fourth round2018/19 Lost on penalties to Chelsea in the two-legged semi-final2019/20 Lost on penalties at Colchester in the third round2020/21 Lost to Man City in the final
This season’s Carabao Cup campaignThird round Wolves (a) D 2-2 (won on pens after 90 mins)Fourth round Burnley (a) W 1-0Quarter-final West Ham (h) W 2-1
2021/22 Carabao Cup scorersMoura 2, Bergwijn 1, Kane 1, Ndombele 1
Tottenham have won two of their last seven away games in all competitions, losing three of them.
Antonio Conte is unbeaten in domestic games since he joined Tottenham in November, winning six and drawing three.
He is the first Spurs manager to go unbeaten in their first eight Premier League matches in charge of the club.
Antonio Conte’s record v ChelseaWon: 1Drawn: 1Lost: 0
Tottenham’s Carabao Cup quarter-final line-up
Wednesday 22 December 2021Tottenham 2 West Ham 1Team (3-4-2-1): Lloris (c); Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Doherty (Tanganga 83), Hojbjerg, Skipp (Alli 77), Reguilion (Royal 83); Moura (Winks 61), Bergwijn (Son 61); KaneScorers: Bergwijn 29, Moura 34Attendance: 40,031
Discipline
There are no suspensions.
Yellow cards only count in the competition they are received. In the Carabao Cup, two yellow cards will result in a one-match-suspension. The cut-off point is the quarter-finals, so no player can miss the final through cumulative yellows.
Premier League bookings list
Chelsea: James 1, Sarr 1, Saul 1, Vale 1Tottenham: Ndombele 1, Son 1