Chelsea Reach 10th League Cup Final After Record-Tying Win Over Middlesbrough

Chelsea cruised into the Carabao Cup final by thrashing Middlesbrough 6-1 in London on Tuesday night. The result at Stamford Bridge tied a League Cup record.
Chelsea Reach 10th League Cup Final After Record-Tying Win Over Middlesbrough
Chelsea Reach 10th League Cup Final After Record-Tying Win Over Middlesbrough /

Chelsea cruised into the Carabao Cup final by thrashing Middlesbrough 6-1 in London on Tuesday night.

The Blues had lost 1-0 at the Riverside 14 days earlier but recorded the joint-biggest second-leg winning margin in League Cup semi-final history to secure a place at Wembley.

Four of the goals came in the first 45 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

A Jonny Howson own goal started the rout before Enzo Fernandez, Axel Disasi and Cole Palmer all got on the scoresheet.

Palmer netted again in the second half before Noni Madueke got Chelsea's sixth.

Morgan Rogers then became this season's leading scorer in the League Cup with five goals by bagging a late consolation strike for the EFL Championship side.

Chelsea's players pictured celebrating a goal during a 6-1 win over Middlesbrough in January 2024
Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 6-1 at Stamford Bridge to prevail 6-2 on aggregate in their League Cup semi-final :: IMAGO/PA Images/Zac Goodwin

Chelsea will now face either Liverpool or Fulham in this season's final on February 25.

That will be Chelsea's 10th appearance in a League Cup final. The Blues have won five of their previous nine finals - in 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007 and 2015.

Only two other clubs have reached at least 10 League Cup finals since the tournament was launched in 1960.

Manchester United have competed in 10 finals, while nine-time winners Liverpool have featured in 13.


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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.