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It's Chelsea vs Arsenal for the third time in this month and the two teams are yet to get one over the other. They drew 2-2 at the Emirates in the Premier League before playing out a stalemate in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
The Blues go in knowing that a win would see them face Manchester City in the final at Wembley. This will not be the only chance of a silverware for The Blues as they are still in the FA Cup as well.
Team news
Chelsea will be without Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) and Alvaro Morata (back) for their match tonight. The Blues will be welcoming Pedro back while Christensen, who suffered a head injury in their 4-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, is in contention to start against the Gunners.
Thibaut Courtois missed the game vs Brighton with an injury but is fit to play again. He is expected to start between the posts tonight ahead of Willy Caballero.
Pre-Match Facts
#1 Chelsea have lost just one of their 5 League Cup semi-finals. That came against Swansea in the 2012/13 season.
#2 Tonight's game will be Chelsea's 200th match in the League Cup. The Blues have won the competition five times and have finished runners-up twice.
#3 Chelsea are unbeaten in the last 12 matches – Seven wins and Five draws.
Predicted XI vs Arsenal
With Morata out, Conte might switch to 3-4-3 again. That would mean see Michy Batshuayi, who is the club's top scorer in the Carabao Cup, heading back to the bench with Eden Hazard playing as the False 9.
Here's how the Chelsea team might look tonight:
Thibaut Courtois; Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, Antonio Rudiger; Victor Moses, N'Golo Kante, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso; Willian, Eden Hazard, Pedro.
