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Chelsea vs Arsenal: EFL Cup semi-final prediction, how to watch on TV and online live streaming, start time, team news, line-ups, head to head, betting tips and odds

Chelsea and Arsenal face off in the second of three January games as the London rivals meet in the EFL Cup semi-final.

Antonio Conte's Blues needed a last-minute Alvaro Morata goal to see off Bournemouth in a nervy 2-1 quarter-final win at Stamford Bridge, while Arsenal sealed a 1-0 victory over West Ham to set up this mouth-watering two-legged tie.

There are high expectations of both teams after an exciting 2-2 Premier League draw earlier this month, and both coaches will be chasing silverware with the Premier League title unlikely this year.

With Manchester City and Bristol City making up the other semi-final, both Conte and Wenger know a Wembley final against the Premier League leaders is the likely reward on offer.

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How to follow

Kick-off is at 8pm on Wednesday, January 10, at Stamford Bridge.

The match is available via Now TV, with a day pass on offer for £6.99.

The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event, with coverage from 7:30pm. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's live blog from Stamford Bridge.

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Prediction


Team news

Eden Hazard has shaken off a calf complaint. The Belgium forward is expected to feature having continued to train fully, with Chelsea likely to field a strong line-up.

The Blues have no other injury concerns for the game.

Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Hazard, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Eduardo, Ampadu, Hudson-Odoi.

Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi will undergo late fitness tests. Xhaka (groin) and Mustafi (knock) are close to recovering but both players only have an outside chance of playing at Stamford Bridge.

Sead Kolasinac (ankle), Aaron Ramsey (hamstring), Olivier Giroud (hamstring) and Nacho Monreal (ankle), however, all remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Mustafi, Chambers, Debuchy, Bellerin, Nelson, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez, Welbeck, Walcott, Lacazette.


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