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Chelsea and Tottenham reach League Cup semi-finals : The standard Sports

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Published 23 December 2021

December 22, 2021 Brentford's Sergi Canos in action with Chelsea's Mason Mount Action Images via Reuters

A much-changed Chelsea side featuring several academy players beat Brentford 2-0 to reach the League Cup semi-finals where they were joined by Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.

An own goal 10 minutes from time by Pontus Jansson broke the deadlock at Brentford before a Jorginho penalty sealed victory for Thomas Tuchel's side.

December 22, 2021 West Ham United's Declan Rice with Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane and Son Heung-min after the match REUTERS

In the night's other London derby at Tottenham, goals by Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura edged Antonio Conte's side past West Ham with a 2-1 win.

Arsenal beat third-tier Sunderland on Tuesday.


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