Welcome to the second leg of the League Cup semifinal!<\/p>\n
Chelsea trail by one from the first leg, 3-2, so we need to do something we haven\u2019t done in nearly half a decade, beat Arsenal. There\u2019s no away goals rule: it\u2019s extra-time and penalties if we\u2019re tied on aggregate after 90 minutes. To the winner, a trip to Wembley against (probably) Manchester City in the final. To the loser, nothing.<\/p>\n
Liam Rosenior has had a brainwave and we\u2019re going with something different, at least based on the starting XI. We\u2019ll see how it all shakes out. No Reece James in the squad (\u201cbeing rested\u201d) or Pedro Neto (fitness\/workload concerns). Estevao\u2019s back from Brazil and on the bench, as is 16-year-old Academy midfielder Charlie Holland.<\/p>\n
Arsenal starting XI:
Kepa | Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres<\/p>\n
Substitutes from: Raya, Mosquera, White, Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly<\/p>\n
Chelsea starting lineup (3-5-2\/5-3-2?):
Sanchez | Hato, Chalobah, Fofana | Cucurella, Enzo (c), Santos, Caicedo, Gusto | Joao Pedro, Delap<\/p>\n
Substitutes from: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Badiashile, Holland, Palmer, Estevao, Garnacho, Guiu, Mheuka<\/p>\n
Date \/ Time: Tuesday, February 3, 206; 20.00 GMT; 3pm EST; 1:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Emirates Stadium, N7
Referee: Peter Bankes (on pitch); Jamie Bell (VAR)<\/p>\n