After a suffering narrow defeat in the first leg, the blues will be looking to turn the match to their favour as they host 11th place Championship side Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge later tonight.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team has found excellent form. In the last five matches of the English Premier League, Chelsea has amassed 12 points, narrowly defeating Fulham (1-0) in their latest encounter.
Chelsea has been particularly successful at Stamford Bridge, maintaining an undefeated streak at home since October 28 of last year when they narrowly lost to Brentford, while Michael Carrick’s team had a slow start to the season but has significantly improved of late, climbing to the mid-table.
Notably, Middlesbrough performs exceptionally well on the road, securing four victories in their last five away matches across all competitions. Over the weekend, Middlesbrough played a 1-1 draw against Rotherham, a team at the bottom of the table. Daily sports reports.
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino who is yet to win any trophy in the England despite having managed Tottenham will be looking to change that story this time around with new club side Chelsea.
A victory from either side will see them go through to the finals and face whoever wins in Wednesday’s match between Liverpool and Fulham.
