Chelsea prevailed in a penalty shoot-out to beat London rivals Spurs and reach the final of the Carabao Cup. Here’s how we rated each Blues player.
Rarely tested on a quiet evening yet still had to pick the ball out of the net after Tottenham’s only effort on goal. His save from Lucas Moura in the shoot-out was all important though.
Provided the assist for Eden Hazard’s goal with an impressive overlapping run in the first half. Always solid defensively.
Marshalled the aerial threat of Fernando Llorente well. A very composed display.
At fault for Spurs’ goal, allowing Llorente to head home. His all-round performance was a good one though, capped by him scoring the winning penalty.
A cracking performance at left-back which will surely have given boss Maurizio Sarri food for thought. Defensively solid, excellent going forward, and served up a brilliant late cross for Olivier Giroud, who should have scored.
The diminutive midfielder was at his best, with a scampering display, capped off by the opening goal as he shot through a crowd of bodies.
Used the ball efficiently as ever in the Chelsea midfield, starting off plenty of attacks without ever really threatening to deliver a killer ball.
Hasn’t been effective since the excellent spell early in the season which earned him in an England recall. He worked hard in midfield though and his quickly-taken free-kick led to the opening goal.
Had a useful game before making way for Willian with 15 minutes remaining. Always lively and was involved in the build-up to the opening goal when he combined nicely with Hazard and Azpilicueta.
His selection in attack brought the best out of Hazard, allowing the Belgian freedom. But Giroud featured little in front of goal before missing a glorious late chance.
A brilliant display by Chelsea’s best player. Made use of extra space, was at the heart of everything the home side did and scored their second goal. Outstanding again.
This post was last modified on 25/01/2019