With no European commitments, Chelsea were hoping to bounce back on a one-line basis, but the reality was that the Blues were only 10th in the 17 league games that had ended, and it was difficult to even compete for a Champions League spot. With Premier League title hopes slimming, Chelsea are also focused on cup competitions, with the Blues hosting Newcastle United, who have just finished bottom of the Champions League Group of Death and are in desperate need of a win to boost morale when the League Cup 1-4 finals kick off in midweek. Enzo retired injured in this game, Wilson scored first, Mudryk equalized in stoppage time, and the two sides played 1-1 in regular time!Kieran Trippier and Ricci missed penalties in a shoot-out as Chelsea won 4-2 and advanced to the semi-finals 5-3 on aggregate.
For other giants, the Carabao Cup is just a chicken rib, but for Chelsea and Newcastle it is one of the few opportunities to fight for the title, so neither side has kept it.
Mauricio Pochettino put in the full line-up, Petrovic continued to replace the injured Alexis Sanchez as the starting goalkeeper, Disasi, Tissy, Badiashile and Colwill were in defence, Caicedo and Conor Gallagher formed the back midfield, Enzo played in midfield, Palmer and Sterling were flanked by Jaxon, Nkunku, Mudryk and Armando Broja were on the bench.
Eddie Howe played in the familiar 4-3-3 formation, with Dubravka in the final stages, Livramento, Botman, Ruscelles and Kraft in the back four, Longstaff, Guimaraes and youngster Lewis Milley lined up, and Wilson, Gordon and Almiron all in action.
Luck wasn't on Chelsea's side, and just six minutes into the game, Conor Gallagher intercepted a two-penalty from just outside the box and fired a right-footed shot over the crossbar.
Chelsea who missed the opportunity were quickly punished, and in the 16th minute the Blues made a series of low-level mistakes, first Colwill knocked back too much power, did not cooperate with Caicedo, Wilson cut off the ball, ran with the ball all the way, Badiashile mixed garlic at his feet, cleared the kick into an own goal assist, the Newcastle striker smiled and smiled, and easily pushed the shot, 1-0!
This goal conceded happens to be the epitome of Chelsea this season, with unfamiliar cooperation, no tacit understanding, and no giants should be at all. In the 32nd minute, Enzo was unable to hold on due to injury and retired early, and Armando Broja came on as a substitute. Since January of this year to 1Since joining 200 million, Enzo has made 41 appearances in all competitions, but his wonderful performances are only a handful, which is completely different from Argentina, and is regarded as a parallel commodity by fans.
In the 38th minute, Chelsea finally had some decent combination, when Palmer sent a through ball from the edge of the box and Armando Broja picked up the equaliser, but the latter was offside and the Blues rejoiced.
Back on the pitch, Chelsea picked up the tempo of the game. In the 55th minute, Armando Broja crossed from the left, Jacquesson got the ball in the penalty area, turned around and shot away from the momentum, and grazed the post out of bounds. Jaxson then broke through with the ball, and Sterling cut inside from the right and fired a low shot that was saved by Dubravka.
After a long time to find an equaliser, Pochettino couldn't sit still and pulled off the underperforming Jacquesson in the 70th minute, with Nkunku coming off the bench in the midst of much demand for his Chelsea debut.
In the 92nd minute, a miracle was finally born: Gusto's cross from the right, Kieran Trippier made a mistake in the penalty area, Mudryk smiled and gave a big gift, followed up with the scramble, and Chelsea staged a whistle-blowing equalizer, 1-1!
Mr. 100 million was an important goal to help Chelsea take the game to penalties.
In the first round of the penalty shootout, Palmer and Wilson both hit. In the second round, Gallagher hit a penalty and Trippier missed. In the third round, Nkunku scored and Guimaraes also scored. In the fourth round, Mudryk scored again, and Ricci missed the penalty. In the end, Chelsea won 4-2 on penalties and eliminated Newcastle 5-3 on aggregate to advance to the last four of the League Cup.
In this way, Chelsea will keep their title hopes alive and win two more games to lift the trophy.