00:00Even by Chelsea's unparalleled soap opera standards, January was ridiculous.
00:06Another change of management, nine games in four competitions and the month was closed out with not one, but two come from behind three, two wins.
00:17Now February begins with another blockbuster, the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, away to the top team in the land who also happen to have a goal head start.
00:27Arteta changes four of his starters here, Saka pulled out in the warm-up at Leeds, he's missing again, now so is Odegaard.
00:37Under scrutiny, Jokeres has now scored four and six, he starts, so do the former Blues Kepa and Maduweke, but Havertz does not, Eze and Martinelli come in.
00:48Juggling like an old-hand tinker man, young Liam Rossinia has made plenty of changes every time thus far.
00:58No surprise, this starting XI looks more like the side that finished at home to the Hammers.
01:03Back in come Fofana, Kukurea, Andre Santos and the bag-in form, Jao Pedro.
01:08Five and five for him, it looks like a number ten role though tonight, which means having missed four of our last five meetings with Arsenal.
01:17Kulpana is on the bench, as is Esteval, just back from Brazil.
01:27And it comes.
01:28He still got a hit on it.
01:29It did, and who got the final touch?
01:32It looks like that was a free-headed one, man.
01:34It was, oh, it was blocked from Fofana, that looks like it's a corner, no?
01:40Let's have a look.
01:42That is handball.
01:44Tell you what, if he's put his arm up in the air across the Arsenal plan, it's hit him.
01:51And it comes again, Sanchez sort of came, didn't get near him, he's ended up on the floor.
01:55Well, they still managed to cause chaos, whatever they do, set-piece is his.
02:00That's a great ball from Maduweke.
02:01Incapier, spectacular from Sanchez, and it arrived too quickly at Gabriel for him to react.
02:08And he saved from Gabriel, a big one that would have made it 4-1 in the first leg at the bridge, did Sanchez.
02:15That was a lovely little pick-out from Eze, wasn't it, inside.
02:18And it's Incapier that gets the shot off.
02:20And something that Robert Sanchez has been doing all year, good strong arm.
02:27Malagusto's got turned here.
02:30Martinelli.
02:31Well done, Malagusto, for getting in the way.
02:34He's atoned for his own mistake.
02:36His body position was all out.
02:37Yeah, and Martinelli will be disappointed with the first opportunity here.
02:44Now, Cagreia.
02:51After Alto pinched it, why not go for it, Enzo Fernandes?
02:55Very similar save from Kepa to the one Sanchez made at the other end.
03:00Spectacular and solid, but one you'd expect him to make still.
03:04It's a shot on target from a player who's been scoring plenty lately.
03:07Already well above last season's tally.
03:10Into double figures, Enzo Fernandes.
03:13Second only to Jao Pedro.
03:16That trio right there, starting to make their move now.
03:21But then it's got to get in.
03:23Enzo Fernandes does get it in.
03:25Jao Pedro is down!
03:27Oh!
03:29Ricocheted back, off the lap and behind.
03:32Goal kick.
03:34And if you remember in the first half, Ben,
03:36I was very, very complimentary about Kepa on the punch.
03:41Can we threaten the goal again here?
03:43Fernandes with the corner, near post.
03:46It's a bouncer, nearly turned into a good, bad one.
03:48Cucureia's gone for it.
03:51Yeah, Enzo would be disappointed with that
03:52because he's put in a fantastic ball previously from the other side
03:55and he's just...
03:56It was a poor ball there, but Arsenal didn't manage to clear it
04:00and then we've got Cucureia there
04:02that was trying to get his second in as many games.
04:04He's not quite hitting the target.
04:07And here he goes again on the under lap.
04:09Look, he is.
04:10Estéval, but get out of his way.
04:12Estéval.
04:14Enzo Fernandes!
04:16Like it.
04:17OK, he hasn't hit the target, but do you know what?
04:19You're right, it starts with a great header from Cucureia.
04:21Look at that.
04:26Tossau one-on-one with Malagusta.
04:29France beats Belgium.
04:31But Rice has won it back for Zubimendi here.
04:33He stands it up.
04:34Overload!
04:35Oh, what a block Cucureia.
04:37Right place, right time.
04:38What a block.
04:40What a block.
04:41That had goal written all over it.
04:42Yeah, I mean, he thought he was going to hit the back of the net.
04:47And that is brilliant.
04:49Oh, and the bonks as well from Cucureia.
04:51Gabriel, who could have made it 4-1 with a very similar header at the bridge.
04:55Almost identical that Sanchez saved with his outstretched right boot.
04:59Cucureia.
05:02And here's another.
05:05He's got the armband on in the absence of Rhys James.
05:07Pedro, nice little screen.
05:10Esteval into Incafier.
05:12Ooh, free kick, Cole Palmer.
05:15But even that though, Ben, look at the thread that Cole Palmer is playing through bodies there into,
05:22like I said, the more and more Cole Palmer and Esteval linking up,
05:26the better opportunities we have of something happening.
05:29Palmer.
05:32Yeah.
05:32And I think it hit.
05:33Ooh, Chalibur.
05:34Deflected.
05:35Corner.
05:36They're asking for a handball.
05:37At least four Chelsea players with their arm up.
05:39I know that.
05:40James Bell, VAR, feel free to chip in here, mate.
05:45No.
05:48Good delivery, please.
05:50For Fana.
05:51Cheeky flick.
05:53That's all he could do, really, to help it on and hope.
05:54Yeah, I mean, again, it was a poor corner.
05:56We don't expect anything to happen from that.
06:00I know it maybe looked more dangerous than it actually was, the fact that he's flicked it, trying to get it towards goal.
06:09Come on, lads.
06:10All the attacking options are on, just about.
06:20Palmer says, give me the ball.
06:21Nice.
06:22Inza Fernandes in the gap.
06:23He's going for it.
06:24Oh, no.
06:26It's a mile off.
06:26Yeah, and do you know what?
06:28That's why you don't mind Colt Palmer dropping in deep, just to get in the ball.
06:33I thought he was about to blow there.
06:36Forward by Kukurea.
06:37Capier wins it.
06:41Trossard, if he gets that right.
06:43Well, it's all over either way here.
06:46Either because it's a goal, which it might well be now.
06:49Havertz is going to walk it in.
06:51There was every chance an X-Factor was going to hurt Chelsea tonight.
06:59You have to leave the gap at the back when you're going for it in the last seconds.
07:03The fact that Arsenal scored from it is kind of an irrelevance.
07:05The final whistle was about to go anyway.
07:10The Gooners are going to Wembley.
07:14I'm sure the final whistle is coming within about three seconds of this restart here.
07:20Make that one second.
07:24Well, we gave it a good go.
07:26That is for sure.
07:27Liam Rossignor there has won six of his eight Chelsea games in charge.
07:31The two he's played against Arsenal he has lost.
07:35This one with extenuating circumstances.
07:40Beaten over two legs by Arsenal by four goals to two.
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