00:00Long history of North London against West London derbies, which are absolutely laden with significance.
00:12And three changes from the XI which started the win at Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday.
00:18It is Kepa in goal, not Raya.
00:21Well, Chelsea make four changes to the XI which began the win over West Ham.
00:25When, remember, they came from 2-0 down at half-time.
00:28On his whistle, we'll be kicking from left to right in red and white with Chelsea all in blue.
00:35And here we go for a place in the 2026 Carabao Cup final.
00:40Arsenal taking on Chelsea.
00:45João Pedro paying no attention whatsoever to the ball.
00:49He's only got eyes for Saliba.
00:52In comes the Maduike corner kick.
00:56And so we go again.
00:58Toward the near post this time.
01:03And well defended actually.
01:08Maduike getting it down the line.
01:10Ezek.
01:11Incapier in a good position.
01:13Goes for goal, Sanchez.
01:14And he's very fortunate that Gabriel couldn't quite react to that.
01:18Absolutely right.
01:19He's got to push that behind for another corner.
01:21Pushed it back into play, Sanchez.
01:22Just couldn't control it.
01:25Incapier's shot.
01:27He's pushing it back into play.
01:30And Gabriel just can't control it.
01:31The big centre-half.
01:32Not the best of touches.
01:34If that falls to a striker, probably it's a touch.
01:36But Sanchez with the clearance.
01:40Bounced more than Maduike expected it to.
01:43Here's Victor Jokeres.
01:44Who's got his goal tally for the season into double figures now.
01:51He's got the...
01:52Ten might be pushing it slightly, but I don't know.
01:58Peter Shilton.
01:59Dino's off.
02:00Yes.
02:01Enzo Fernandez for Chelsea.
02:03Good effort.
02:04Palmed away by this season.
02:07Yeah, it just opens up for him, doesn't it?
02:11But you can see what he's going to do.
02:12Try and bend it in that far corner and Kefa read it all the way.
02:18Comfortable save, really.
02:19One for the cameras.
02:20Absolutely.
02:20And scorers.
02:21Golf scorers.
02:23Harto.
02:25Caicedo.
02:26Cucurella.
02:26Oof.
02:28Well, had he had a bit more confidence in his right boot, he might have had a go then.
02:32But there's the half-time whistle.
02:34And Liam Resina and Mikel Arteta make...
02:37So Peter Banks, our referee, is ready.
02:39Chelsea get us back underway.
02:41There haven't been any half-time changes from either manager.
02:44That's the score on the night.
02:46The score on aggregate is 3-2 to Arsenal.
02:50Chelsea need to change that.
02:53As Cucurella pokes it forward to Joulau Pedro.
02:56Skipping away from Zubimendi.
02:58The shot takes a big deflection.
03:00Kepa.
03:01It was a nastily spinning ball, that, actually.
03:03Chelsea have won this League Cup competition four times since Arsenal last won it.
03:11Enzo Fernandes is going to take this corner kick.
03:15Dropped in and, oh, a bit of a mess and it's...
03:18Oh, just flipped wide.
03:20Well, Kepa did not command that goal mouth there.
03:23I think VAR are looking at something here as well.
03:25But there's a lot of holding.
03:27Saliba on Joulau Pedro, thrown him to the floor.
03:31This is going to be interesting.
03:32But when Kepa comes to it, he drops it.
03:34He pushes it into the back of Fafana.
03:36It drops and it's cleared.
03:37Gusto is certain to be coming off, but now has recovered, it would seem.
03:43And he's gone on to that pass from Caicedo, and that's a Chelsea corner.
03:50Chelsea are causing Arsenal.
03:55A fair bit of unease at the moment.
03:58Enzo Fernandes with the corner, which is only half cleared.
04:01Cucurella.
04:02This would have been quite a way to get his second.
04:04You need to see what he's trying to do.
04:05Bend it in that top corner.
04:07He's getting closed down.
04:08Try and bend it back in there.
04:09Some of his personnel.
04:15Gabriel forward.
04:19Cucurella.
04:19Amongst the Arsenal bench, by the way, Kai Havertz, who has started their last couple of games,
04:27having been out for most of the season with a knee injury.
04:29Leandro Trossard, who is having such an impressive season.
04:33Gabriel Jesus fit again.
04:36There are the attacking options.
04:41I don't think they need to think about changing their defence as long as they stay injury-free.
04:46Parma with a good ball into Enzo Fernandes.
04:52On it goes to Esteval.
04:54João Pedro in the middle.
04:55Esteval chinking inside of Saliba, and left it over the top of the crossbar.
05:02Got half an eye on where the goal is.
05:04Yeah, that's why he likes playing slightly on the left,
05:06so he can take things across his body and try and cool.
05:11Trossard couldn't get through the Chelsea defence.
05:14Declan Rice into Zubimendi.
05:15Unselfish, great cross, blocked by Cucurella.
05:20Well, Gabriel got lots of power on it, but Cucurella was in the way.
05:24Hits Cucurella.
05:26As he comes onto it, Gabriel, heading it.
05:28Cucurella doesn't know much about it, I don't think.
05:30Just hits him right in the forehead, just gets himself in the way.
05:33Really good defending.
05:34It's Cole Parma, it's into the Arsenal wall.
05:42He said handball, the follow-up is deflected.
05:45It'll be a corner kick.
05:46Let's see.
05:46Corner kick it is.
05:55A little under nine minutes to play.
05:57In goes this corner kick.
05:58Caicedo!
05:59Oh, sorry, beg his pardon for Fana.
06:01But the referees find it so difficult to keep an eye on everything that's going on.
06:05Yeah, needed a very, very, very faint touch here.
06:15Yeah, once you've run past that near post.
06:17Kepa's clearance.
06:24The whistle is in the mouth, I think, of the referee.
06:29It's Cucurella forward.
06:33Incappier away.
06:37He's glanced at his watch.
06:39Declan Rice sends it square.
06:40And this should finish it.
06:43Havertz around Sanchez.
06:46And Arsenal.
06:47Are going to Wembley.
07:01Kai Havertz.
07:03Sends Arsenal.
07:05To the Carabao Cup final.
07:09Well, it was three on to one.
07:11Great ball from Rice.
07:14Composed from Havertz.
07:16And this is the moment.
07:19Arsenal book their place in what will be only their second final under Mikel Arteta.
07:25Yeah, I think they'll be partying in North London tonight.
07:33They deserve that.
07:34But Arsenal have just got a big squad, strong squad.
07:38And they've shown that again tonight.
07:40And the final whistle goes.
07:42And Mikel Arteta is taking his team back to North West London under the Wembley Arch.
07:53They will face either Manchester City or Newcastle in the final of the 2026 Carabao Cup.
08:01And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:02And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:03And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:04And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:05And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:06And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:07And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:08And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:09And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:10And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:11And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:12And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:13And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:14And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:15And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:16And they'll be right back to North West London.
08:17And they'll be right back to North West London.
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