LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea seized management of their league cup semi-final towards Tottenham Hotspur, beating their London rivals 2-0 in the primary leg on Wednesday because of an early strike by Kai Havertz and an personal objective by Spurs defender Ben Davies.
The Blues swamped their guests proper from the kickoff and, after a mix-up in the Spurs defence in the fifth minute, Havertz fired an angled shot that was goal-bound earlier than it went in off the foot of Davinson Sanchez.
Half an hour later, the dominant hosts obtained their second objective, albeit with a slice of luck, when Japhet Tanganga headed away a Hakim Ziyech free kick, just for the ball to rebound into the Spurs web off Davies’ shoulder.
The win dented the hopes of Spurs, underneath former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte, of successful a primary trophy since lifting the league cup in 2008. In that point, Chelsea have received 12 main trophies together with three Premier League and two Champions League titles.
Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel restored document signing Romelu Lukaku to the group having dropped him for Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool as punishment for the Belgian saying in an interview that he was sad along with his function at Stamford Bridge.
Lukaku went shut with a first-half header, created an opportunity for Ziyech after the break which the Moroccan wasted and hit an injury-time shot straight at Hugo Lloris.
(Reporting by William Schomberg; Editing by Toby Davis)
