Chelsea vs Tottenham - as it happened! Antonio Conte's men reach the FA Cup final
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea have not lost back-to-back matches for over a year, but a defeat to Spurs could prove to be far more damaging than just crashing of the FA Cup. A win for Tottenham would ramp up the pressure ahead of difficult fixtures against Southampton and Everton in the league next week and could well impact the eventual outcome of the Premier League.
The Blues were thoroughly outplayed by a weakened Manchester United team on the weekend and Antonio Conte will be desperate to turn around his team’s fortunes against their North London rivals.
Tottenham Hotspur’s season in recent weeks has been one of improvement and pure optimism. Spurs have not won a noteworthy prize since the Carling Cup in 2008, but Mauricio Pochettino’s men have their eyes on the realistic chance of winning both the FA Cup and the Premier League this season.
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What time is kick-off?
The match will start at 5.15pm on Saturday.
Where can I watch it?
BBC One. Coverage starts at 4.50pm.
It’s a big match for…
Asmir Begovic: The Chelsea second choice keeper has missed three Wembley FA cup ties in his career (twice at Portsmouth and once at Stoke) and it looks as if he will finally get his chance despite it being mostly due to the injury of Thibaut Courtois. Begovic will be hoping for a dream Wembley FA Cup debut as well as a chance to make up for the Manchester United nightmare.
Remember when…
The Chelsea dressing room celebrated a dramatic 2-1 win over Liverpool at a packed out Wembley stadium in 2012.
Player to watch…
Dele Alli. The 21-year-old has scored 16 Premier League goals for Tottenham this season, and just 12 months after picking up the PFA young player of the year award, Alli is once again the favourite to win the prize this year. Alli has a knack of scoring in big games and with the likely absence of Son Heung-Min it will be down to him and Harry Kane to take up the primary goal scoring roles.
Form…
Chelsea: LWWLWW
Tottenham: WWWWWW
Odds…
Chelsea to win: 17/10
Draw: 11/5
Tottenham to win: 9/5
35 MINS
Eriksen sends a free kick into the area, but Kante makes himself known in the area and blocks the danger.
37 MINS
Trippier sends an imposing ball over the top towards Kane, but Ake recovers well and manages dispossess the goalscorer. Conte's defence are solid, at the moment.
40 MINS
Azpilicueta is forced into making a mistake on the edge of his own area, it falls to Eriksen, but his strike on goal makes a routine save for Courtois.
42 MINS
PENALTY
Son slides into Moses inside of the area. The referee points towards the spot.
43 MINS
GOAL
Willian doubles his tally from the spot. It's a confident penalty that flies into the left-hand side of the net.
44 MINS
Lloris appears to handle the ball outside of his own area, but to the relief of the Spurs fans, the referee does not see it.
HALF TIME
CHELSEA 2 - 1 TOTTENHAM
Chelsea enter the interval carrying a one goal advantage, following two strikes from Willian. The Brazilian opened the scoring with a glorious free kick, but this was then levelled by the head of Kane. A late sliding tackle inside of the area from Son took down Moses and allowed Willian the chance to double his tally. The first half was packed with end-to-end action, flying tackles and flaring tempers. Let's hope for more of the same after the break.
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