Tottenham beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after Erik Lamela's 83rd-minute equaliser saw the game end in a 1-1 draw. "It was his sweeping cross for Lamela's equaliser that will really have caught the eye and excited Tottenham fans. Callum Hudson-Odoi and substitute Harry Kane both skied efforts into the empty stands before Tottenham snatched a deserved equaliser. Lamela turned well past Jorginho before striking, but the goalkeeper got down low to push the ball away with his foot. "On the other side, it was a zero to hero performance from Reguilon on his Tottenham debut. Tottenham Hotspur Talent vs trophies: What matters more when analysing football greatness? Chelsea made eight changes from their Premier League draw with West Brom on Saturday, handing full debuts to Ben Chilwell and new goalkeeper Mendy, while Harry Kane dropping to the bench was one of nine alterations for Spurs from their draw with Newcastle United. 22:03 29/09/2020 . £37m for an untested teenager? With the first nine players stepping up to score, it fell to Mason Mount for the visitors' fifth spot-kick but he pinged his effort wide off the crossbar, knocking Chelsea out despite leading the game for 83 minutes, and sending Tottenham into the quarter-finals. Blue. Jose Mourinho has progressed from 26 of his 31 League Cup ties, with this the first time he has ever progressed via a penalty shootout in the competition, losing his previous three. Man of the match: Eric Dier.

Tottenham debutant Reguilon was beaten far too easily by his fellow Spaniard Cesar Azpilicueta down the right flank, with the Chelsea captain cutting the ball back for Werner at the top of the area. Chelsea began brightly and made it count when Werner put the visitors ahead. Jose Mourinho has faced Frank Lampard four times without winning in his managerial career (D2 L2) - twice as many as he has faced any other manager without registering at least one win. Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday. Chelsea stats. ", There was also a comical call of nature for Dier as he sped off down the tunnel in the second half - pursued by a storming Mourinho - but he soon came back out to finish the game and score in the penalty shootout, The manager added: "He had to go! "But after that - and particularly in the second half - the left-back was incredibly impressive. In the first half, he did well to come out and help smother Fernandes' run and his first save from a set-piece was a strong punch. "We were the best team, we were magnificent. PL returns: What twists next in strangest of seasons?

In the second half a super team like Chelsea looked very ordinary, and they are not. Tottenham: Lloris (7), Alderweireld (7), Dier (8), Tanganga (6), Aurier (7), Gedson (6), Ndombele (6), Sissoko (7), Reguilon (7), Bergwijn (6), Lamela (7).
Steven Bergwijn fired a warning shot inside four minutes as he lifted an effort over the crossbar. How Partey can help solve Arsenal’s creativity issue. Chelsea went ahead after 19 minutes in a positive first half for them, with Timo Werner scoring his first goal for the club since his summer move, powering an effort past Hugo Lloris. © 2020 Chelsea FC. Cancel any time.

However, Erik Lamela, who started as a makeshift striker, drilled past debutant Edouard Mendy to give Spurs a deserved equaliser with seven minutes of normal time remaining. While he may need a little bit of shoring up in his defensive duties - which will come with time and adaptation to the Premier League - he showed bags of potential on his first outing.". He then came out to collect a looping clearance from Fikayo Tomori. Chelsea and Tottenham are drawn against each other in the League Cup for the seventh occasion, the most recent being the 2018/19 semi-final. Frank Lampard issued a lengthy injury update at his pre-Southampton press conference, with the head coach confirming that Hakim Ziyech will be in the squad for the first time. 35 - Since the start of last season, only Robert Lewandowski (56), Ciro Immobile (40) and Cristiano Ronaldo (40) have scored more goals than Timo Werner (35) for top five European league sides in all competitions. As Spurs moved further forward, Reguilon became dangerous on the left wing and twice went close himself, being denied by Mendy's foot and nodding wide not long after. Only Robert Lewandowski (56), Ciro Immobile and Cristiano Ronaldo (40 each) have score more goals among players in Europe's top five leagues in all competitions since August 2019 than Timo Werner (35). Tottenham reached the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup after beating Chelsea on penalties following a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Match Report, 29/09/2020. Temperatures may have been a little on the cold side at Cobham today, but the Chelsea players looked red-hot as Frank Lampard’s Blues held a final training session before the weekend clash with Southampton. Chelsea and Tottenham are drawn against each other in the League Cup for the seventh occasion, the most recent being the 2018/19 semi-final. With some key players approaching full fitness, Frank Lampard is pleased with how his team is starting to shape up on the training pitch for this season. Timo Werner struck his first Blues goal 19 minutes into the contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and it looked to be enough to send them into the last eight for the 14th time in the past 20 seasons. "He will have been disappointed with the result and conceding late on, but that asked more questions of Emerson than the goalkeeper.