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55 year wait to be champions can only end if Tottenham win here.

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COMMENTATOR: Here is Hazard, what a goal by Eden Hazard!

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Chelsea have ripped the title out of Tottenham's hands. Tottenham have

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finished. Tottenham are striving for excellence. The best coached team in

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the Premier League. They know they have to win a trophy. Chelsea have

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raised the bar that little bit. Kante finds a way! They are

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relentless. Can anybody stop Antonio Conte's Chelsea? The most strongest

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mentally this year and they will take it to the wire. Special strike

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to add to the collection of Harry Kane. Chelsea fans rise to Eden

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Hazard, brilliant! Chelsea, be concerned, because Tottenham are

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coming at you. The two best teams in the country go

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head-to-head at Wembley for a place in The Emirates FA Cup final.

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Chelsea's ten point lead in the Premier League has been cut to just

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four by Tottenham in recent weeks. So much talent on show today but

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it's been an emotional 24 hours for Spurs following the death of their

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U23 coach Ugo Ehiogu at the age of just 44. There will be a minute's

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applause before kick-off in memory of the former England international.

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Our condolences of course go to the Ugo's friends and family and we will

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pay tribute to him at half-time. Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and

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Jermaine Jenas John Halas, plenty to come from them before kick-off but

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first the team use and quite significant Tignous it is too.

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Thibaut Courtois recovers from an ankle knock to start in goal, Nathan

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Ake replaces Gary Cahill for his third Chelsea appearance this

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season. Marcos Alonso returns at left wingback after a stomach bug,

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no place for Eden Hazard, Willian maintains his record of starting

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every FA Cup game this season and the shock inclusion upfront too of

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Michy Batshuayi, making his first start in nearly three months, there

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is no Diego Costa. As for Tottenham Hugo Lloris Captain

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Spurs on his first FA Cup start over three years. In defence Eric Dier

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drops into a familiar back three, Son deputises at left wingback

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despite being the joint top scorer in this year's competition.

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Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli take up their usual positions in mind

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Harry Kane, the England man already has 25 goals to his name this

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season. Only one question to start with? Apart from the fact it is a

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big game, the big omissions of Eden Hazard and Diego Costa. Big

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surprise, you could argue Diego Costa's form doesn't warrant him a

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place in the starting line-up because he hasn't been at it since

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Christmas, hasn't scored in six games. But the huge surprise in

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leaving, or resting, Eden Hazard. I know they play Southampton on

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Tuesday evening in the league but they have not been in European

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football this season when other teams have been travelling around

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Europe these guys have been resting. It is a massive surprise. What is

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your take on it as a Chelsea man, Frank? As a Chelsea man I am sitting

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here this morning thinking how do we win this game? Eden Hazard and Diego

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Costa at the front of that, they have been the attacking players and

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the big players so to take them out of the team. We have Willian who is

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an attacking boy but Batshuayi, he has not done much at Chelsea. He

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must have thought long and hard about it and we will see. It will

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either be a genius move, having rested Hazard and Costa or if they

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lose people will look at it. Looking at the Tottenham line-up the

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interesting thing is the wingback selection, particularly on the left.

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Son is definitely a surprise to a lot of people, to be fair to

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Trippier on the right-hand side he has been playing very well as well

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as Ben Davies. Son came in in the Champions League game against Gent

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at half-time in the left wingback position and played very well,

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changed the game, he is in form, so whether he's just trying to fit him

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into the team because of his impact from goals, or whether he is more

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worried about keeping Moses back, and obviously the worry that he

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brings to the team and his attacking prowess. Again, it's another one of

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those moves we will look out at the end of the game and say it was

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either a weird one. Besides last season when Chelsea were dominated

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the only side that has looked comfortable against the league

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leaders this season is Spurs. They looked very comfortable. You said

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Man United last weekend, they were aggressive and man marked them but

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Tottenham will fancy their chances and won't do that because they will

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think they have more ability in their team and would need to change.

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This is in the game they beat them, Wanyama was fantastic in this game

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and will have to be every bit again today if Tottenham are going to get

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a result. Close them down, going straight at the Chelsea players, not

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giving them any space whatsoever. Everyone was at it. Goes to Eriksen

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come into the box and decent effort on goal and they were like that for

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the vast majority of the game. This is the first goal for Dele Alli,

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brilliant ball in but look how clever he is not going in to stand

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up against one of the centre halves or the full-back and what a

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brilliant header that is. Almost identical goal, similar ball in a

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look at his positioning in between the full-back and the centre-half,

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pulls off him, far post, Azpilicueta doesn't know where he is an equally

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good header as the first one. I mentioned Wanyama earlier on in the

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piece, this sort of summed up the game, he was Man of the Match, not

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Dele Alli who got two goals, superb skill and he bossed the midfield

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that they will have to do the same today if they are to go through to

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the final. We need some explanation is. Matas here from the Chelsea head

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coach Antonio Conte. One thing is for sure he will be kicking every

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ball with his team today. Antonio, some very big team

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decisions today, most notably Costa and Hazard on the bench. Can you

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talk me through your thinking behind the way you have set out your team

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today? Yeah, I took this decision about our starting XI. I think that

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in this moment in this part of the season when you play another game

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that is important for us it's important to have the play in your

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mind and then take the decision. You risk in the same way if you start

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with Eden and Diego, or if they come on, it's the same. It's important to

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have an idea, to know the situation of your team, of your players

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command to try to make the best decision. There you have it, that is

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his explanation. Aside from that, since he has changed his formation

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it has worked, not just for the team but it is a formation that kind of

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works with David Luiz, because there were so many question marks about

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him prior. David Luiz has always been a top defender for me, he is a

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world-class defender, and in his first period at Chelsea the only

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accusation about him would be he overplayed at times he had such

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confidence in his own ability that there were times he would make a

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great defensive tackle and then try and overplay in dangerous areas

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where he shouldn't. In his first period at Chelsea he was

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occasionally a midfield and these things you cannot do as a

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centre-half. The other thing for me when he was here first he was

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playing in a back four and hear his body shape was wrong and he got

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exposed and the Chicharito scored. Cincy has come back to the club in

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the back three he can play central giving him time on the ball where

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his great range of passing can start a tax. He has lots of time here, his

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balls driven into the front men getting Chelsea onto the attack.

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Nobody closing down because he has the nice central role. On the

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defensive side it has given him the confidence that he does not have to

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worry about being as exposed as he was previously when he was here so

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he can stay central, he knows Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill will

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defend everything in front of them and take a good positions in the box

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to defend the box, he has a good reading of the game and is sharp

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around the box. He has come back like a more mature man. Going away

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and playing in Paris, the change in system has helped him and he is a

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massive character. When there is injuries around him they have not

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wanted to move him out of the central position because he's so

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comfortable they are. He is certainly a more mature man today,

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it's his 30th birthday, happy birthday David Luiz. You talked

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before the game, Alan, about the fact Costa has not been a great form

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of late. Having said that Batshuayi has come in and hardly played any

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football. He's only played 22 minutes since the end of January,

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five goals this season. When you are not playing and the guy in front of

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you is not doing as well as he should be you have every right to

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knock on the manager's door and ask for an opportunity. He has a hell of

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an opportunity to make a point today in front of millions, in front of

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his fans here at Wembley Stadium. So it is a great chance for him to go

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and shine today. I might be getting a bit ahead of myself here but are

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some teams working at Chelsea? I think you are. I'm just playing

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devil's advocate. What happened at Manchester United at the weekend,

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they did a fantastic job, especially Ander Herrera but I think that was

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more of a blip for Chelsea, they have a lot more to offer, they have

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too many world-class players within their ranks to be sussed out. It is

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a couple of defeats in the last few weeks, Palace as well. What has

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upset the more than anything is the goals they are letting in all of a

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sudden after keeping so many clean sheets and they

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were so solid, they have a foundation to build from for their

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attack but now they are leaking goals and that's a massive area you

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want to shore up going into the back end of the season. We have heard

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from the current Chelsea manager, we can go pitch side for the thoughts

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of one of his predecessors, Eilidh Barbour is with Ruud Gullit.

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One of Antonio Costa's predecessor, as Gary says, but already won a FA

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Cup 20 years ago. I feel old already! But it was amazing for me.

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I never asked for the job but I got the job because they wanted me to do

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it and eventually we get to the final and win it and for the fans it

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was fantastic and also for the players. If you have your manager's

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hat on and look at the two teams out there today, which dugout would you

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rather be in? Which group of players would you rather be in charge of? I

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think Tottenham players have the best guns, the best players. Chelsea

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have two on the bench, Hazard and Costa. Do they have the squad to do

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that? I think this game is also a psychological game because if you

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win it will push you for the championship. I think that the ones

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who win this game, maybe also will win the championship. A huge

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decision from Conte to leave those two out. I know you said on football

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this morning -- Football Focus this morning that you fancy Chelsea, does

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it change your mind? It doesn't change my mind because they can come

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onto the pitch from the bench but can they afford to do it? That is

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what you are thinking of, if he's doing it if he thinks he can rest

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them for the championship, OK, let's see if they can. He knows his team

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better than we do but it is a gamble, of course, but they are

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still on the bench and can still come on. Thank you for joining us.

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We will chat to you again at half-time.

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Gary. Since winning the cup in 91, and what a side that was, Spurs have

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lost six semifinals in a row. # Life is but a dream #

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COMMENTATOR: Merson chips it in and in comes Tony Adams and Spurs's cup

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dreams are over. # But there's no escaping...

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COMMENTATOR: It's all over Everton four. Oh! Who else but Alan Shearer,

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the man for the big occasion? In comes the cross and Pires is there.

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Arsenal 2-1 Spurs. The Prince stands and scores! And

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puts Portsmouth into the final. And the goal is given, Spurs are

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furious. It is a fantastic goal by Frank Lampard! I think I recognise a

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couple of the goal-scorers there. Defeat would make Spurs the first

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club in the history of the FA Cup to lose seven consecutive semifinals.

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Let's get the thoughts of the man hoping to end that run, Mauricio

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Pochettino. It has been a difficult couple of

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days for the club. How hard has it been to prepare for this match and

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go out and play football after what has happened? Yes, it is so

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difficult. It is a big loss for us and a big loss for all of the

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Tottenham family. I want to say to all of his family and my friends,

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all my best, and a big hug because it is a difficult moment for us. And

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now we play football. But yes, it was a very tough and very difficult,

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still, always, through our life we will need to adapt to live with that

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pain in our heart. The problem is what we can do to change. Only now

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to give all of our support to his family and try to be close with his

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friends. Very sad time. If we look to today's game now, how do you set

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up for today? There are not many changes in terms of players but it

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looks like a different formation to the last match. As always we base on

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principle in the way that we play, not on systems. You will see all the

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people that watch Tottenham for a long time, I think for us it's not

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important the system. It's true that we want to win, we will put very

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offensive setup and we will try to give our best and try to win the

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game. That is our challenge. There is so much talent in this

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first-team but it's often Mousa Dembele who is the linchpin. He was

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described as a genius by his manager earlier this month.

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Pochettino said he wish he had US a younger player. What is your

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relationship like with the manager? Very good. He speaks a lot with me,

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the way he trains, the way he motivates people is something

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special. Everybody recognises it, it's the biggest reason we have so

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much success here. He said he wished he had me when I was younger. I know

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what he means. He helped me a lot to show me my limits and recognise I

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can do a lot more than I did before. Has it taken new time to get to your

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true potential? I don't think so. I'm playing better. The way we play

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now, it's easier to play and we all know what to do. You are in a title

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race again for the second consecutive year. How does this

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season compared to last season? What's changed? Last year, the last

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two games, it's difficult to say what happened. This year we are

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Mogul focused and we believe in it. Everybody said so many points. I

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don't think about how many points, we just try to win games. The

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semifinal of the FA Cup, Chelsea are leaders and you are second. Do

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Chelsea have a psychological advantage? I don't believe this. I

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know they respect us, they know it won't be easy. It's a game on its

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own. For me personally it has nothing to do with it.

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The inimitable Garth Crooks putting the questions. Dembele is pivotal to

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Tottenham. He is indeed. Harry Kane gets plaudits, so does Dele Alli,

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but if you spoke to the players about their most important player, a

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lot of them would say Mousa Dembele. He goes past people with ease. Look

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at the amount of bodies he draws in to create an opportunity for Harry

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Kane. He was so strong in this game alongside Wanyama. The amount of

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time he gets back. This is what everybody loves about him. He has

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the ability to glide past people like they aren't even there. He's so

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strong with the ball that nobody can get it off him. Towards the back end

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of this season, he seems even sharper and even quicker. Does he

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create enough chances or score enough? That's a criticism of him.

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If you think about players who play in the two in front of the back

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four, it's like a new midfielder. He scored last weekend. It's a part of

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his game he should probably work on, but his job is to get the ball, give

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it to people like Eriksen, Alli, Son, they are the goal-scoring

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midfielder 's these days. Spurs have struggled at Wembley and in the

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Champions League in particular. It could be their home ground next

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season. Why do you think it is? A change of stoutly -- Stadium for the

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fans, a move from the home ground. Spurs player very fast, pressing

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game with the ball and they haven't transferred it to Wembley. They will

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have to do. If you want to win the FA Cup, you have to perform here.

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440 square metres bigger. If this is their home game next year, they

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should make it the same size as White Hart Lane. They should do

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then. Once again we are looking at Harry Kane. One season wonder! He's

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now scored over 20 goals in the Premier League for three consecutive

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seasons. He's a hell of a player. He's had an injury lately and came

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back last weekend, looking very sharp. He's one of the best forwards

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in the league. He is having an season again. It's a crucial time

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for Tottenham are not just Harry. They want to be classed as a big

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club, big clubs win things. They have to start winning things now.

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They've got one of the best goalkeepers in the league, the best

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centre-half in Alderweireld. We've just spoken about Wanyama and

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Dembele. Harry Kane. Eriksen isn't bad. One of the best youngsters in

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world football in Dele Alli and they now have to win things. They are

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talking about Pochettino being a great coach, but he's yet to win a

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major trophy. That's the next step. It's these moments, with these

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players from working with them to getting them to this point, we are

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about to see if he's made that big step in his own managerial career as

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well as the players making that huge step. They will also take a lot of

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confidence from seeing the team sheets. When they saw no Costa,

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Hazard, Gary Cahill. They will say they've got one hell of a chance of

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getting to the FA Cup final. How do you see it going? The best team in

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the league, Chelsea, and the form team, Tottenham. Tottenham have a

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history of not performing, losing six semifinals in Rome. Now they

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have the team to do it. I see a really close game. I can't say I

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fancy Tottenham is a Chelsea man! It will take a big Chelsea performance

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to win. I fancy Spurs. It will be tight. The form they are in, free at

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the back, he's saying we can take you on and I fancy them. I'll go

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with the form team, Tottenham. The first of the FA Cup semifinals. The

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best two sides in the country, Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur.

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Your commentators are Danny Murphy and Steve Wilson.

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Good afternoon. Shoulder to shoulder, not quite neck and neck in

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the Premier League title race, but it could be getting there. Both

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Spurs and Chelsea can realistically dream of being double winners in

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2017. But not for long. One of those dreams will fall by the wayside

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tonight. It's been said that nobody remembers the semifinal losers.

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Spurs fans might not agree. Six times FA Cup semifinalists in the

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last 24 years and beaten every time. Is this their time? Or will it be

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Chelsea's again? Fantastic early evening. Thibaut Courtois is back

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after his ankle injury. Cahill is out. Ake plays his first game since

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the fifth round win at Wolves. Alonso and Moses have recovered from

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illness. Up front, no Costa or Hazard. William -- Willian and Pedro

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support Batshuayi, whose last start was in the fourth-round against

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Brentford for stop Lloris might have played over 200 games for Spurs, but

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only one was in the FA Cup, against Arsenal in 2014. A back three in of

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him. Trivia preferred to walk. Son on the left. -- Trippier. That's a

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surprise. Up front, Eriksen and Alli supporting Harry Kane. Interesting

:24:15.:24:24.

to see these two young managers, Antonio Conte and Moritz Pochettino.

:24:25.:24:32.

Conti with a whole host of trophies and medals as a manager. Pochettino

:24:33.:24:37.

with nothing, Spurs with nothing for a long time. Too long, they will

:24:38.:24:43.

say. On the bench for Chelsea, Hazard and cost. It's a big call by

:24:44.:24:55.

Antonio Conte to leave them out. Can he break through for Tottenham

:24:56.:25:01.

Hotspur and win them a trophy? Michy Batshuayi, the young man up front

:25:02.:25:08.

for Chelsea today. 23 years old, prolific with Marseille, yet to

:25:09.:25:15.

really make an impact at Chelsea. The referee, Martin Atkinson, took

:25:16.:25:18.

charge of this game, cup semifinal between these teams when Chelsea won

:25:19.:25:26.

5-1 including a ghost goal from Juan Mata that never crossed the line.

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This week English football lost one of its most respected former

:25:32.:25:35.

players. Ugo Ehiogu played with pride, skill and determination for

:25:36.:25:41.

West Brom, Villa, Middlesbrough, Leeds, Sheffield United and Rangers.

:25:42.:25:46.

He was seen as an up and coming coach with a reputation for passing

:25:47.:25:50.

on his knowledge, working with Tottenham's under 23 side. We pass

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on our heartfelt condolences to Gemma and his children. Football has

:25:56.:26:01.

lost, but they have lost a dad and a husband.

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APPLAUSE .

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Terrible shock for those young Tottenham players who worked closely

:27:05.:27:16.

with Ugo Ehiogu. It's been a very special season of shocks in the cup,

:27:17.:27:22.

so well done Macclesfield and Millwall, Baro, Wolves, Sutton and

:27:23.:27:27.

Lincoln, but now it's the big boys. Four of the usual suspects to kick

:27:28.:27:31.

off this semifinal weekend. Tottenham against Chelsea is the

:27:32.:27:37.

first of the last four encounters. Martin Atkinson is ready. Tottenham

:27:38.:27:42.

and Chelsea are ready. Spurs will kick from right-to-left in the first

:27:43.:27:48.

45 minutes. Both chasing the title. Both hoping to win this FA Cup.

:27:49.:27:58.

It could barely be more mouthwatering and encounter. Spurs

:27:59.:28:08.

have a throw. Danny Murphy, everyone has been looking forward to this for

:28:09.:28:14.

a long time. Including me. Contact Miss -- fantastic atmosphere this

:28:15.:28:19.

evening. A couple of surprises in the line-ups, but still a

:28:20.:28:23.

fascinating game. So many battles all over the pitch. I think the

:28:24.:28:32.

absence of cost and Hazard was a surprise for most people this

:28:33.:28:35.

evening. I think that's a compliment to Tottenham. I think he wants

:28:36.:28:40.

everybody on board defensively. Sometimes you don't get that with

:28:41.:28:44.

Hazard. He's probably been their best player this season, though.

:28:45.:28:53.

Spurs get a corner thanks to the endeavours and determination of

:28:54.:28:58.

Harry Kane. Putting Ake under pressure.

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Spurs starts this semi on the front foot. Christian Eriksen with this

:29:08.:29:14.

early corner kick. Alderweireld! If he had made contact, it would have

:29:15.:29:22.

been a free header. Spurs rebound onto the attack. The pass intended

:29:23.:29:30.

for Alli was cut out by Azpilicueta. Willian has had to be patient this

:29:31.:29:35.

season. It's a chance for him, just as it is for Batshuayi, who was

:29:36.:29:40.

beaten to it by Hugo Lloris. Good break by Chelsea. Dembele using his

:29:41.:29:44.

athleticism to get back in. Victor Moses asked to retreat a

:29:45.:29:59.

little before taking the Chelsea throw in.

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Ake performed so well for Bournemouth in his loan spell in the

:30:11.:30:16.

first half of this season. Their form really tailed off when he went

:30:17.:30:22.

back to Chelsea. This is a big stage for him. He was at Reading when they

:30:23.:30:27.

reached the semifinal a couple of years ago. But his loan spell ended

:30:28.:30:32.

just before they took on Arsenal in the semifinal. That's a good tackle

:30:33.:30:37.

by Nathan Agevi. He will feel pretty good about that. -- Nathan Ake. Eric

:30:38.:30:48.

Dier brings down Pedro. Out protests. Earlier -- early recipient

:30:49.:30:56.

of a yellow card for a foul on Pedro. Another great break, started

:30:57.:31:03.

by Ake. A great tackle on the edge of his box. He's made the most of

:31:04.:31:09.

it, Pedro, but he was stopped. Lovely touch from Batshuayi. That

:31:10.:31:13.

will do him the world of good as well. Good awareness from the young

:31:14.:31:19.

man, who we haven't seen much of. Another couple of yards and it was

:31:20.:31:22.

inside the penalty area. It could have been worse than a yellow. That

:31:23.:31:28.

is only his second yellow card in his last 41 Tottenham games, which

:31:29.:31:34.

is incredible. You very rarely see him going to ground in desperation.

:31:35.:31:39.

He's very calm, a good decision maker. He said to the ref that Pedro

:31:40.:31:46.

had made the most of that. Will it be a Willian Curly or a David Luiz

:31:47.:31:47.

Dipper? It is a chance for Chelsea either

:31:48.:31:56.

way, that is for sure, Hugo Lloris on his toes, it is a long white

:31:57.:32:03.

wall, Willian scores for Chelsea! And immediately repays the faith the

:32:04.:32:08.

manager has shown in him. Effectively in the side in place of

:32:09.:32:14.

Eden Hazard, Chelsea's Brazilian Willian gives them the lead in the

:32:15.:32:20.

semifinal. We have seen him do it so many times. I think he's been

:32:21.:32:24.

unfortunate this season, Willian, not to play more. I'm not sure it

:32:25.:32:33.

takes any sort of deflection. We will see it better from this angle,

:32:34.:32:37.

it is a short run-up. The keeper has got to save it. It's a goalkeeping

:32:38.:32:43.

mistake, it's his side, he took a big step to the right, he can't see

:32:44.:32:49.

the ball, if he keeps his position he catches it. You see it so often,

:32:50.:32:53.

the goalkeeper just move one way and then get beat the other. But he

:32:54.:32:56.

doesn't need to because he has his wall outside and if the wall does

:32:57.:33:02.

its job from that close and jumps... It is still a great free kick,

:33:03.:33:09.

Chelsea in front early. He will be really disappointed with himself

:33:10.:33:12.

when he looks back at that, Lloris, top goalkeeper like him. It is

:33:13.:33:15.

Alderweireld. Alonso retreating. Hugo Lloris.

:33:16.:33:32.

With the ball being so close it's not far off impossible to get it

:33:33.:33:37.

high over the wall and dip in time in 18, 19 yards so he's got to keep

:33:38.:33:45.

his position. Little flick from Kane looking for Eriksen, David Luiz is

:33:46.:33:52.

there, captain played by Victor Moses but he might regret doing so.

:33:53.:33:56.

Dele Alli. What is it about Spurs and Wembley? It's still a long way

:33:57.:34:04.

to go but they are behind. They have a corner, however.

:34:05.:34:13.

Spurs have only won one of the last eight games over nine years they've

:34:14.:34:17.

played in the stadium. Christian Eriksen with this corner.

:34:18.:34:34.

Headed firmly away by Nathan Ake from the Chelsea area. The key is to

:34:35.:34:39.

try and remain calm, get some touches on the ball, get yourself

:34:40.:34:44.

back into the game. Some people say you can score too early but I'm not

:34:45.:34:50.

sure I am a believer in that one. It's got to be playing these days at

:34:51.:34:55.

a football match, there must be a plane overhead.

:34:56.:35:12.

Strange really, the only game Tottenham have won over those nine

:35:13.:35:18.

years at Wembley Stadium was the only game that didn't really matter,

:35:19.:35:20.

the dead rubber in the Champions League earlier this year against

:35:21.:35:26.

CSKA Moscow. That is N'Golo Kante, Michy Batshuayi is square, here he

:35:27.:35:30.

is, Angola can then again, good play by Dembele to snuff out the first

:35:31.:35:38.

threat from Batshuayi. Vertonghen has helped out. That was sloppy. --

:35:39.:35:48.

N'Golo Kante again. Spurs look hesitant.

:35:49.:35:55.

Incidentally, Spurs have to announce over the next week whether they will

:35:56.:36:03.

be playing all their home fixtures here next season. Here's the goal. I

:36:04.:36:11.

mean, I'd think it does clip somebody slightly on the way

:36:12.:36:17.

through. But it is a big error from Lloris. Good to see Costa happy,

:36:18.:36:23.

celebrating. He is certainly celebrating. I'm not sure he is

:36:24.:36:30.

exactly happy to be out of the side but he's happy enough to see his, I

:36:31.:36:35.

hesitate to say, Countryman, Countryman by birth anyway, put

:36:36.:36:37.

Chelsea in front. Dembele. So many victories have come so

:36:38.:37:00.

naturally, so easily, so comfortably for Tottenham Hotspur of late. At

:37:01.:37:05.

Chelsea was never going to be like that, and certainly not now. They

:37:06.:37:10.

will be wounded, would they, after their performance at Old Trafford?

:37:11.:37:14.

Top players always have a point to prove when you have let yourself

:37:15.:37:20.

down in a game. Jan Vertonghen to Son Heung-min. He is in an

:37:21.:37:27.

unfamiliar position on the left of Spurs' four man midfield.

:37:28.:37:33.

Wanyama. Trippier claiming a handball on Marcos Alonso, but not

:37:34.:37:35.

getting it. The three slightly unexpected picks

:37:36.:37:51.

for Chelsea, Ake, Batshuayi and Willian have all made a great start

:37:52.:37:58.

to the game. They have, there is a freshness about them, especially

:37:59.:38:02.

Willian. He is a super player only because of Pedro's Superform and

:38:03.:38:07.

Hazard, that he's not been playing. Pedro. Ake. Ake looks to me to the

:38:08.:38:17.

Manor born, he has that elegance and grace about the way he plays. He

:38:18.:38:22.

does need to be playing football. When they brought him back I thought

:38:23.:38:25.

they were going to play him a bit more but he has not played much

:38:26.:38:31.

since. Great opportunity for him today. He has started with a great

:38:32.:38:37.

deal of confidence. He's 22 now, so time is on his side, but there are

:38:38.:38:42.

22-year-olds who have played an awful lot more first-team football

:38:43.:38:49.

than he has. There is Kurt Zouma who started against Manchester United

:38:50.:38:52.

last weekend on the right of Chelsea's back three but he is on

:38:53.:38:56.

the bench amongst the subs today. I think it's hard for a right footer

:38:57.:39:13.

to play the left side in a three, you find yourself on the left foot a

:39:14.:39:17.

lot and coming out in the left-back position, hence the fact he has

:39:18.:39:22.

probably gone for Ake. You need eyes in the top of your head today, never

:39:23.:39:30.

mind the back of your head. Moses

:39:31.:39:37.

Slightly clumsy challenge by Wanyama.

:39:38.:39:47.

Arguably more than a slightly clumsy challenge. Here is Harry Kane.

:39:48.:39:52.

Wanyama. Nicely thought out but not quite

:39:53.:40:16.

executed. It is unlucky. I'm impressed with Chelsea, committed,

:40:17.:40:21.

on the front foot, winning a few knock-downs. Dele Alli is having an

:40:22.:40:25.

unbelievable season. 19 goals this season. He is an incredible young

:40:26.:40:31.

man. To come into the Premier League and play as consistently well as he

:40:32.:40:35.

has, to have such an influence at such a young age. In an FA Cup final

:40:36.:40:43.

semifinal against Chelsea Dele Alli is one of the key men Spurs are

:40:44.:40:48.

looking to to get them back into the game. -- FA Cup semifinal. He scored

:40:49.:41:05.

both of the goals in the win against Chelsea in January. That is a good

:41:06.:41:11.

tackle. Here goes Dele Alli. Azpilicueta thought about blocking

:41:12.:41:15.

his path but decided not to. It was a good decision in the end, it is a

:41:16.:41:22.

Chelsea throw. I think one of his strengths is,

:41:23.:41:28.

apart from the obvious athleticism and ability to score goals, is he

:41:29.:41:34.

plays with no fear. It is like he is playing with his mates, he tries not

:41:35.:41:41.

makes, flicks around the corner -- nutmeggeds. Batshuayi into the feet

:41:42.:41:47.

of Willian and he has got there and Pedro is quick, he is going to reach

:41:48.:41:52.

that, Marcos Alonso wants it at the back post. Pedro Coelho nonstop,

:41:53.:41:56.

tried to deliver, blocked by Eric Dier. Willian, plucked that is like

:41:57.:42:03.

a pair from the tree, that sure's header would not have counted. The

:42:04.:42:11.

flag was up. The delivery from Hugo Lloris has a bit too much on it for

:42:12.:42:22.

Eriksen. That was a close call. It was a good move again. Here he is

:42:23.:42:28.

again, Michy Batshuayi. He has started well. Pedro chasing Eric

:42:29.:42:33.

Dier here. Batshuayi again. Chelsea in the

:42:34.:42:53.

ascendancy at the moment. Cut out by Son Heung-min but given away to

:42:54.:42:58.

Azpilicueta. Here is Moses. It seems Antonio Conte has picked on

:42:59.:43:13.

the perfect way to prevent Eden Hazard being man marked out of the

:43:14.:43:18.

game. Don't pick him. There is probably a bit more to it, another

:43:19.:43:23.

big game in midweek but certainly Willian and Pedro possess the

:43:24.:43:29.

defensive qualities he looks for. Azpilicueta, he didn't know Dele

:43:30.:43:33.

Alli was there. With Spurs' performance at White Hart Lane and

:43:34.:43:36.

be athleticism they showed you can't carry anyone against Spurs. Chelsea

:43:37.:43:44.

have started well. Kane. That is a foul, it was a foul on Harry Kane,

:43:45.:43:48.

not the one which followed on Dele Alli.

:43:49.:43:58.

Eriksen's free kick played quickly into Kane, N'Golo Kante just reacted

:43:59.:44:14.

in time and got a deflection on the shot. They were nearly caught out

:44:15.:44:21.

here. Super run from Kane and well spotted by Eriksen, something they

:44:22.:44:26.

have obviously worked on. Kante did enough, nice underwear. Good job for

:44:27.:44:29.

Chelsea that the little number seven was awake. He usually is. I was

:44:30.:44:35.

going to say, you rarely see him switched off.

:44:36.:44:41.

Christian Eriksen with this Tottenham corner kick, headed firmly

:44:42.:44:46.

out by Ake. Son to Trippier, Eriksen. That is a good ball, the

:44:47.:44:53.

little flick on and it's in the net! Harry Kane, who else? Two goals in

:44:54.:45:00.

the first 18 minutes of this semifinal and Spurs are level.

:45:01.:45:10.

What a header that is, what a goal from Harry Kane. He makes this looks

:45:11.:45:25.

so easy. Eriksen manipulates the ball really well here. To get down

:45:26.:45:33.

that low and guide it in, that is a superb header. I am sure big Al will

:45:34.:45:39.

talk us through that. That is a striker who knows what he's doing,

:45:40.:45:43.

where the goal is, playing with confidence, the first decent

:45:44.:45:48.

opportunity, brilliant, brilliant goal from a brilliant player. They

:45:49.:45:53.

say necessity is the mother of invention. That was inventive,

:45:54.:46:00.

improvisation, at its very, very best.

:46:01.:46:03.

That is a foul by N'Golo Kante. What a start we have had to this game. It

:46:04.:46:10.

has not disappointed, has it? People talk sometimes before a big game, it

:46:11.:46:13.

is going to be good, it is going to be this, part of me today wondered

:46:14.:46:17.

driving here today whether it would be tight and cagey. They needed

:46:18.:46:20.

that, Spurs. Kane just unable to collect that

:46:21.:46:30.

from Vertonghen. Such an important goal by Harry

:46:31.:46:49.

Kane. 26 goals this season. 28 in all competitions last season, 31 the

:46:50.:46:53.

season before. Ake gave it away to Christian

:46:54.:47:10.

Eriksen. Kane was in the middle again. That says strong challenge.

:47:11.:47:19.

Marcos Alonso has conceded the free kick. It's a foul, but he slipped.

:47:20.:47:42.

We've only played 20 minutes. So much to talk about already. Another

:47:43.:47:50.

Spurs free kick. Christian Eriksen, few better.

:47:51.:48:15.

That goal has made so much difference to Tottenham. They looked

:48:16.:48:24.

second-best before that. They did. Use a important goal, but what an

:48:25.:48:28.

important player Harry Kane has become for this football club. Talk

:48:29.:48:38.

about wage structures and ambition, whatever it takes they have to keep

:48:39.:48:43.

that young man at this football club for as long as possible. He's a

:48:44.:48:48.

wonderful player. Alli fouled by Ake. He made a very confident start,

:48:49.:48:58.

Ake, but a few questions being asked of him now by Spurs. Son's ball in

:48:59.:49:07.

was not great and he apologises. I don't think there's any other way he

:49:08.:49:12.

could have got this in the net. Ake is not in a bad position. That's

:49:13.:49:20.

what great strikers do, they find a way. It's as good a finish as you

:49:21.:49:33.

will see. In terms of invention, as you said, technique. Absolute joy

:49:34.:49:44.

from Spurs fans who were getting a little bit worried after the start

:49:45.:49:45.

Chelsea had made. Spurs have bossed possession since

:49:46.:49:57.

that Kane header. David Luiz is still down and playing

:49:58.:50:31.

everyone onside. Being asked by Chelsea players to put the ball out

:50:32.:50:35.

of play. In the end Jan Vertonghen does. Definitely some contact here.

:50:36.:50:44.

It's actually a really good clearance. I think he fell...

:50:45.:50:52.

Nothing to do with Dele Alli. I think he trod on his ankle. OK. It's

:50:53.:51:02.

kind of... Can't be that bad, surely. We'll let him off because it

:51:03.:51:12.

did look painful. Inadvertent. Hopefully he's OK for Chelsea's

:51:13.:51:20.

sake. He seems in pain, to be fair. John Terry is warming up. Not a bad

:51:21.:51:24.

replacement! Eight FA Cup semifinal. It's a complete accident from Dele

:51:25.:51:47.

Alli by the looks of things. There's not a great deal of force. My gut

:51:48.:52:01.

feeling is he will be OK. He has a few problems that the moment,

:52:02.:52:06.

Antonio Conte. David Luiz is just one. The message from the medical

:52:07.:52:10.

staff getting back to the Italian manager. I strongly suspect David

:52:11.:52:15.

Luiz will be back in a minute. Didn't look much. Putnam's problem

:52:16.:52:22.

is down the left, Son is not used to that position. -- Tottenham's

:52:23.:52:26.

problem. Vertonghen has been isolated a few times. Chelsea will

:52:27.:52:30.

give possession back to Tottenham. Immediate test for that ankle from

:52:31.:52:51.

Harry Kane. He seemed equal to the task. Miracle!

:52:52.:53:03.

Eriksen trying to wiggle through where there didn't seem to be any

:53:04.:53:09.

room. Eriksen has been pivotal in Tottenham getting on the ball a lot.

:53:10.:53:19.

One of those majestic balls David Luiz is capable of, finding Moses.

:53:20.:53:30.

Lovely ball to him by David Luiz. Brilliant. Unexpected for Victor

:53:31.:53:42.

Moses to be against Son, I don't think he would have been preparing

:53:43.:53:47.

for that this week. A different kind of challenge to the one Ben Davies

:53:48.:53:53.

might have given him. Dembele made the wrong decision, I think. He got

:53:54.:53:59.

away with it. He kind of wrestled Willian.

:54:00.:54:08.

So many fascinating duels and tactical things going on. Eriksen

:54:09.:54:14.

sneaking into that position between Alonso and Ake. He needs picking up.

:54:15.:54:25.

Perilously close to a penalty -- the penalty area.

:54:26.:54:38.

Azpilicueta but his leg out and Kane went over. Martin Atkinson

:54:39.:54:46.

completely unmoved. He didn't appeal. Normally you get an idea

:54:47.:54:50.

from the response of the players. The Spurs fans appealed!

:54:51.:54:56.

Alderweireld at full wretch to get it away. -- full wretch.

:54:57.:55:07.

Tonight, match of the eight, ten 20 PM on BBC One. -- Match Of The Day

:55:08.:55:15.

at 10:20pm. Will the final feature Tottenham or

:55:16.:55:26.

Chelsea? Antonio Conte was a player at the

:55:27.:56:11.

World Cup and European Championships as a player. Three times a title

:56:12.:56:19.

winner at Juventus. Plenty for Roberto Martinez to be watching, the

:56:20.:56:23.

Belgian national team manager now, of course. But no Eden Hazard yet.

:56:24.:56:45.

They are spoilt for choice in that squad, Belgium. Wonderful forward

:56:46.:56:52.

players defenders and midfielders. They should have done more in recent

:56:53.:56:55.

tournaments with the quality they have. Dries Mertens and nine Gelant.

:56:56.:57:07.

A good -- a good block by Azpilicueta. Another Spurs corner,

:57:08.:57:15.

their fourth of the game. The thinking behind playing Son is his

:57:16.:57:20.

ability to run in behind. The pace and athleticism Davies doesn't

:57:21.:57:24.

possess. It's really difficult to defend against. Moses is more attack

:57:25.:57:31.

minded. Six FA Cup goals this season, equal with Adam Morgan at

:57:32.:57:35.

the top of the FA Cup scoring charts.

:57:36.:57:45.

Careless by Batshuayi. Not what they want from their man at the top,

:57:46.:57:55.

Michy Batshuayi, Chelsea. Adam Morgan scored those six FA Cup

:57:56.:58:14.

goals for Curzon Ashton. He was a Liverpool youth player. Remember

:58:15.:58:20.

him? No, afraid not, but he'll be proud of that record.

:58:21.:58:28.

It's been a terrific half an hour at Wembley. 1-1.

:58:29.:58:42.

Matic has done well there. Alonso was struggling. Alonso looks a

:58:43.:58:52.

little bit of it today. I think he's been ill. Dele Alli brought down by

:58:53.:59:01.

Alonso. Spurs have the ball. Referee Martin Atkinson has acknowledged the

:59:02.:59:03.

foul but has said play on. Great play, getting out from there.

:59:04.:59:24.

Really good football from Tottenham. Spurs looking for an angle, looking

:59:25.:59:49.

for a crack. Warm applause for the attempts of

:59:50.:00:07.

Michy Batshuayi. This is good again from Spurs.

:00:08.:00:21.

Pressing, quick passing. Was there a shove by David Luiz?

:00:22.:00:31.

Yes. Harry Kane's linkup play this season

:00:32.:00:52.

is much improved. So reliable when it comes in, so strong. Luiz seems

:00:53.:01:00.

to have run off that injury. He missed the FA Cup final in 2012

:01:01.:01:04.

after getting injured in the semifinal against Tottenham, David

:01:05.:01:10.

Luiz. He would be desperately disappointed if history repeated

:01:11.:01:16.

itself. That's a foul. It was the decision of Stuart Burt on the far

:01:17.:01:22.

side. They are fortunate because it was a good break. Not sure what he's

:01:23.:01:30.

doing, Alonso. Too late with his pressing. Just a yard of it at the

:01:31.:01:35.

moment. Getting played around a bit too easily.

:01:36.:01:41.

A fair few set pieces from Tottenham Hotspur. Four corners and a few free

:01:42.:01:50.

kicks. Eriksen has been on all of them. A little over ten minutes of

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the first half to go. Beautifully poised. Eriksen with a free kick.

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Everybody back for Chelsea. Pretty much everyone except Dembele is

:02:02.:02:12.

forward for Spurs. In by Eriksen. Son was just in behind hoping it

:02:13.:02:18.

would reach in. It's a corner. Dangerous ball from Eriksen, good

:02:19.:02:23.

pace on it. A bit low. Kante spotting the danger again. He's had

:02:24.:02:26.

a good half. He rarely has a bad one, does he?

:02:27.:02:45.

Unbelievable. Eriksen. Alderweireld! He would have needed lightning

:02:46.:02:49.

reactions, Wanyama, to actually direct the header. Jan Vertonghen,

:02:50.:02:55.

dangerous, great ball in and headed just wide by Eric Dier. Beautiful

:02:56.:03:07.

delivery. He got it out of his feet, from that far out it is a good ball

:03:08.:03:17.

in. It was a good effort. Good header from Eric Dier. It is a

:03:18.:03:20.

Tottenham throw. Wanyama. Good play from Trippier. It will be

:03:21.:03:52.

a goal kick to Chelsea. You might just save Spurs are in the

:03:53.:03:56.

ascendancy, just as Chelsea were in the first ten to 15 minutes of the

:03:57.:03:59.

game but there has not been much to pick between them. The goal from

:04:00.:04:05.

Spurs changed the momentum for them. They were struggling, to be honest.

:04:06.:04:10.

There are 30 Chelsea Pensioners here today, invited by the club, good to

:04:11.:04:17.

see Chelsea still look after their most famous servicemen.

:04:18.:04:33.

Trippier forward, bent in over the top of Ake, to Kane, the first touch

:04:34.:04:40.

took him a little wide and Kane ran into the back of Ake rather than

:04:41.:04:43.

anything more sinister, no appeal from Kane. Kane made a great run.

:04:44.:04:51.

What a good pass it was from Trippier. From that 50-50 from

:04:52.:04:57.

Trippier, Alonso back to Nathan Ake, the header from Pedro. We have not

:04:58.:05:01.

seen much of Pedro in the last 15 minutes or so. Good header by Kane.

:05:02.:05:11.

Dele Alli. Really good from Harry Kane and then by David Luiz. Good

:05:12.:05:17.

recovery from David Luiz. He made the right decision.

:05:18.:05:30.

His birthday today, David Luiz, as Gary told you earlier today, 30, big

:05:31.:05:39.

day in every way. Azpilicueta, Dembele.

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Three at the back for Spurs suits Eriksen and Dele Alli because they

:05:50.:05:55.

don't have to play the wide roles so much. Dinked in, covered again by

:05:56.:06:01.

David Luiz. He's having a very good game. The offside flag was up

:06:02.:06:07.

anyway. I think Eriksen and Dele Alli, the license, similar with the

:06:08.:06:12.

Chelsea formation, Hazard and Pedro, of course, when they play they can

:06:13.:06:16.

go and wonder a little into central areas rather than thinking I've got

:06:17.:06:17.

to give some width in a 4-3- three. Eric Dier. There might be some room

:06:18.:06:37.

here, Christian Eriksen with Harry Kane in the middle, Marcos Alonso

:06:38.:06:42.

has recovered his position, Trippier is capable from there. Good ball,

:06:43.:06:46.

read by Courtois. Dele Alli hoped his late run into the box might bear

:06:47.:06:55.

fruit. They are having some joy down Chelsea's left, most of their

:06:56.:06:58.

attacks have come from there. Azpilicueta forced into a mistake.

:06:59.:07:03.

Eriksen. Dele Alli turns to Christian Eriksen and said, did you

:07:04.:07:14.

see me? With Eriksen's shooting ability he has every right to have a

:07:15.:07:16.

go from there. Chelsea have a free kick. One of the

:07:17.:07:32.

factors for Spurs this season, obviously Harry Kane is so important

:07:33.:07:36.

to them, his goals, and of course again today, go without saying, but

:07:37.:07:41.

the support they get in terms of goal-scoring from Eriksen, Alli and

:07:42.:07:46.

Son Heung-min has been exceptional this season. In all competitions

:07:47.:07:50.

those three have contributed 49 goals to Tottenham's season, before

:07:51.:07:55.

you even get to Harry Kane's tally of 26. Earlier in the season it was

:07:56.:08:00.

debated a lot and I was one who suggested they needed more from

:08:01.:08:03.

those guys. Son and Eriksen have stepped up to the plate. Eriksen's

:08:04.:08:10.

stats in terms of chances created and assists has been fantastic as

:08:11.:08:11.

well. David Luiz, Alderweireld comes

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across for Spurs. The 12th meeting between these two London rivals in

:08:31.:08:34.

this competition, the most significant, the 67 final which

:08:35.:08:40.

Spurs fans will gleefully tell you they won 2-1. But in recent years

:08:41.:08:48.

Chelsea have normally have the upper hand against Tottenham Hotspur, two

:08:49.:08:54.

wins in 16 against Chelsea, Spurs, one of those this January. N'Golo

:08:55.:09:04.

Kante playing in Moses. Son slid in. Penalty. He has given it, the

:09:05.:09:09.

linesman has given it. He has given it. Ian Hussin on the nearside

:09:10.:09:15.

raised his flag and the referee has given it. Spurs complained but I'm

:09:16.:09:20.

not quite sure what basis they are mounting their defence on. Well, we

:09:21.:09:24.

don't know until we see a replay for sure but I don't know why he is

:09:25.:09:28.

diving in, why is he diving in? Stay on your feet. It's a penalty, isn't

:09:29.:09:35.

it? Whichever way you look at it. He might have jumped over him, it

:09:36.:09:39.

doesn't matter. It is a ridiculous decision from Son to dive in.

:09:40.:09:46.

Chelsea have missed their last two penalties, although Eden Hazard

:09:47.:09:50.

scored from the rebound of one. I think Conte is shouting on. He told

:09:51.:09:54.

Willian to take the ball from bachelor. Batshuayi was the last

:09:55.:10:00.

Chelsea player to convert a penalty. But this is going to be taken by

:10:01.:10:10.

Willian. To put Chelsea in front. And he does.

:10:11.:10:15.

Never seemed to be in doubt. Willian has two, Chelsea has two, Tottenham

:10:16.:10:26.

have one and Son can only reflect on a poor decision. Great penalty from

:10:27.:10:35.

Willian, great dead ball specialist. I don't know what Son is thinking.

:10:36.:10:40.

As soon as you go to ground, players are clever. Nice penalty, nice and

:10:41.:10:47.

calm. Well, this could be Willian's day.

:10:48.:11:03.

That's how it's shaping up at the moment. I'm surprised that the

:11:04.:11:11.

penalty taker hadn't already been sorted out before the game, to be

:11:12.:11:17.

honest. These are big moments for Spurs before half-time.

:11:18.:11:25.

2-1 is not the end of the world. 3-1 against Chelsea is a major headache.

:11:26.:11:34.

We see here, Moses sees him go to ground, nicks the ball past him. You

:11:35.:11:40.

are always going to give away a penalty. He's made the most of it to

:11:41.:11:49.

go over it. Never go sliding income are never going to win the ball.

:11:50.:11:55.

It's just about making sure you don't give the referee decision to

:11:56.:12:00.

make, stay your feet. Lloris has handled that outside the penalty

:12:01.:12:04.

area, Ian Hussin on the nearside does not seem moved to give it. But

:12:05.:12:09.

from up here it looked as if Hugo Lloris handled that. He did. He will

:12:10.:12:18.

not give that if he has just given a penalty, the linesman, the referee's

:12:19.:12:25.

assistant, sorry. Kante's header. It's a free kick to Chelsea for a

:12:26.:12:32.

foul on the Willian, the double goal-scorer. Let's have a look at

:12:33.:12:42.

this. He has definitely handled it. He got away with one.

:12:43.:12:52.

It is interesting, all of the tour, not the only taught, but one of the

:12:53.:13:19.

big issues on the team selection was that Son might be able to push back

:13:20.:13:23.

Victor Moses and ask defensive questions of Victor Moses. That

:13:24.:13:26.

moment, which may prove a defining one in the game, the boot was on the

:13:27.:13:30.

other foot and Son defensively made a poor decision. He did but playing

:13:31.:13:35.

in a different decision should still not make you make those silly

:13:36.:13:39.

decisions because as a white man he will have been back in those

:13:40.:13:42.

positions doubling up for full-backs before. You cannot go diving in.

:13:43.:13:46.

Five in this Spurs attack and has gone right through Moses to Son, out

:13:47.:13:52.

to Dembele, Dembele running into Pedro. Important intervention from

:13:53.:13:57.

Pedro who is then fouled by Mousa Dembele in the opinion of the

:13:58.:14:02.

referee. That work ethic from Pedro to nick the ball from Dembele is

:14:03.:14:05.

part of the reason I think he and Willian were selected. Of course,

:14:06.:14:11.

Hazard has more ability than them in terms of the final third but from

:14:12.:14:18.

defensive positions. Alonso forward. Batshuayi.

:14:19.:14:24.

Alderweireld just read that, but under the chest of Marco Alonso,

:14:25.:14:47.

though. That is going to be a free kick to Tottenham, and the next

:14:48.:14:51.

whistle will be half-time. Hello. What is he doing? The card is coming

:14:52.:15:00.

out. That is an unnecessary yellow card for Marcos Alonso. He is always

:15:01.:15:03.

going to get a yellow if he does that.

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2-1 up with a minute to go until half-time, ridiculous decision.

:15:09.:15:14.

N'Golo Kante with a foul on Dele Alli. Two minutes where indicated,

:15:15.:15:20.

that is why they always say a minimum of, because we are now deep

:15:21.:15:27.

into the third. Antonio Conte thinks the players should be in the

:15:28.:15:28.

dressing room by now. Which is where they will head now

:15:29.:15:41.

and Tottenham have some thinking to do. Willian has two for Chelsea, and

:15:42.:15:46.

despite the brilliant improvisation by Harry Kane between those goals,

:15:47.:15:50.

the defining moment of the half, the sliding challenge by Son on Victor

:15:51.:15:56.

Moses which led to the penalty converted by Willian. At half-time

:15:57.:16:00.

at Wembley in the first of the FA Cup semifinals, Chelsea 2-1

:16:01.:16:01.

Tottenham. A fascinating first half and end to

:16:02.:16:10.

end stuff for much of it. Chelsea got off to a very, very good start.

:16:11.:16:15.

First ten to 15 minutes they were all over Spurs. To be fair, Spurs

:16:16.:16:20.

came back into the game for the next 20 minutes and they dominated. They

:16:21.:16:24.

got the goal and could have got another one through Dier. A crazy

:16:25.:16:32.

tackle from Son. It's a really fascinating and interesting 40

:16:33.:16:38.

minutes -- 45 minutes. When the whole world is bemuse by a decision

:16:39.:16:43.

and then a player scores twice! We aren't finished yet. What Conte did

:16:44.:16:48.

when he brought Willian into the team, he knows he still has pace in

:16:49.:16:53.

the team and you saw the counterattacks from Chelsea. They

:16:54.:16:56.

are still quality players and Willian came up with a great free

:16:57.:17:03.

kick. For Spurs, playing Son as a Wing-back has kind of backfired.

:17:04.:17:07.

It's not paid off anywhere near as much. The plan was to get Moses

:17:08.:17:12.

running the other way. But Moses is winning that battle, he's been much

:17:13.:17:17.

stronger. The majority of the counter racks from Chelsea have come

:17:18.:17:22.

down the right. Chelsea have been brilliant at this all season, they

:17:23.:17:26.

soak up pressure and they had Spurs running back towards their own goal

:17:27.:17:30.

numerous times in the early stages. That was the first one. Look out

:17:31.:17:39.

quick they go from defence that transition into attack. Spurs

:17:40.:17:42.

defenders running towards their own goal. They couldn't deal with it and

:17:43.:17:48.

then a foul that led to the free kick. I have to question Hugo

:17:49.:17:51.

Lloris. Frank, you saw something else. I'm looking at Eric Dier. I

:17:52.:17:59.

saw him in midfield last week and now he's centre-back. If you're

:18:00.:18:04.

playing in midfield, you can afford to let Pedro run off you, but you

:18:05.:18:08.

can't do that in the back three. Pedro is really quick. It's a

:18:09.:18:13.

problem for Tottenham to get back to him. As for the free kick, Willian

:18:14.:18:19.

is brilliant, do you question the goalkeeper? You have to. It's his

:18:20.:18:29.

side. A little deflection off Matic. It just clips him. Having said that,

:18:30.:18:34.

I don't think it clips him enough to change the direction of the ball a

:18:35.:18:40.

lot. He tries to gamble because he thinks he's going over the wall. The

:18:41.:18:45.

wall is therefore a reason. If he has the ability to put it over the

:18:46.:18:49.

wall and put it in the corner, you put your hands up. He save it.

:18:50.:18:56.

Chelsea have their own wall. They know he's going in that corner. We

:18:57.:19:01.

see it quite often. As a goalkeeper, if you're on that side, if they pop

:19:02.:19:05.

it the other way, you won't get blamed. If you had goalkeepers in

:19:06.:19:11.

him now, they would tell us we are all wrong! Why they choose to gamble

:19:12.:19:17.

I don't know. Even if it doesn't hit Matic, it's still going in. All

:19:18.:19:22.

three goals have come from set pieces. Tottenham's as well. Harry

:19:23.:19:29.

Kane got the corner in the first place, bright and alert from the

:19:30.:19:35.

free kick. I did think he was going to let it run and uses body to roll

:19:36.:19:40.

past the defender. They get the corner and they don't have any

:19:41.:19:44.

protection in front of the near post. Harry Kane is so clever, right

:19:45.:19:50.

and quick, alert. He spots the space and that is a hell of a header. To

:19:51.:19:55.

guide it into the far corner. He knows where the goal is, he knows

:19:56.:20:00.

what he has to do. He spots the space, no one protecting him. Superb

:20:01.:20:07.

header. The keeper has no chance. He doesn't look at the goal. You don't

:20:08.:20:14.

have to. The goal never moves. He knows exactly where he is. On

:20:15.:20:18.

occasions when I played I felt it did move! That was a gorgeous

:20:19.:20:26.

header. Then Tottenham were pretty dominant, Frank. But the penalty. He

:20:27.:20:32.

went down early, but what a crazy tackle. I'm not a big fan of playing

:20:33.:20:39.

attacking players as wingbacks. These moments can change big games.

:20:40.:20:44.

He goes to the floor far too early. I can't even criticise Victor

:20:45.:20:47.

Viguera in early. You are waiting for the contact. Clear penalty.

:20:48.:20:57.

Crazy, what's he doing? It was how early Heaslip. As a player, I will

:20:58.:21:06.

go over his legs. Conte saying Willian had to take it. Batshuayi

:21:07.:21:13.

once a goal, but Willian has taken penalties before. He waits for the

:21:14.:21:18.

keeper to go. He went Batshuayi crazy! One of a talking point in the

:21:19.:21:24.

first half that we should look at because there's been a few people

:21:25.:21:29.

whingeing, especially Chelsea fans on social media. Did Dele Alli stamp

:21:30.:21:35.

on David Luiz? You will make me disagree with Chelsea fans and get

:21:36.:21:39.

me in trouble. I don't think he does. He's looking in the opposite

:21:40.:21:45.

direction. We can't say he meant it. Anyone think he meant it? Definitely

:21:46.:21:54.

not. He has that edge to his game. It's probably the reason social

:21:55.:21:57.

media has gone crazy. Nothing in that. Doesn't social media always go

:21:58.:22:04.

crazy! Plenty more sport to come on the BBC this weekend.

:22:05.:22:11.

It's a site that never fails to inspire. Very neat!

:22:12.:22:23.

That guy is unstoppable. What a great start. He scores!

:22:24.:22:36.

It's been a big day at the bottom of the Premier League. All the action

:22:37.:22:40.

on Match Of The Day. Manchester United and Liverpool both

:22:41.:23:04.

in action tomorrow. Time to pay tribute to Ugo Ehiogu, the former

:23:05.:23:06.

England defender who died yesterday at the end -- at the age of just 44.

:23:07.:23:15.

44, a tragedy. It puts football into perspective. He used to stand up in

:23:16.:23:22.

the dressing room and say his piece. He was a strong character. Dawn in

:23:23.:23:27.

the east of London, Ugo Ehiogu began his football career at West Brom,

:23:28.:23:32.

but it was a move to Aston Villa under Ron Atkinson at the age of 19

:23:33.:23:37.

which ensured his name in football folklore. He was the big man, an

:23:38.:23:42.

imposing centre half who helped Villa to two League Cup triumphs and

:23:43.:23:48.

went on to win as the England shirt four times. Ugo Ehiogu scores for

:23:49.:23:53.

England! He loved a full-blooded challenge. He was an old-fashioned

:23:54.:23:58.

centre whose job was to head it, kick it, block shots, tackle. Centre

:23:59.:24:02.

forwards would not have playing against him. Fine tackle. In

:24:03.:24:09.

training one used to get so frustrated that we couldn't score,

:24:10.:24:13.

but he didn't realise how good Ugo was. He was just brilliant. It was

:24:14.:24:19.

at Middlesbrough where his partnership with the current England

:24:20.:24:24.

manager helped the club to the League Cup. His third. He finished

:24:25.:24:30.

with spells at Leeds, Rangers and Sheffield United. After retiring he

:24:31.:24:33.

moved into coaching with the youth teams at Spurs. He was a very good

:24:34.:24:38.

player and a very, very good human being. Ugo Ehiogu, so sad. It's hard

:24:39.:24:47.

to know what to say at these times. So young, 44. Terrific player and a

:24:48.:24:52.

lovely person. I played against him many times and when on trips around

:24:53.:24:58.

the world with him after our careers had finished. What you hear most is

:24:59.:25:03.

how nice he was and he really was. He was very tough to play against,

:25:04.:25:09.

but he was a nice centre-half. He wouldn't say things to you or kick

:25:10.:25:13.

you, but he was a very, very tough player. Frank? I knew him a little

:25:14.:25:21.

bit. I met him a few times. No ego, a gentleman, always positive. The

:25:22.:25:26.

football speaks for his self, but as a man, thoughts with his children

:25:27.:25:32.

and family. Terrible news. A coach at Tottenham. Very highly thought

:25:33.:25:38.

of. He was and he was doing a fantastic job. A lot of the younger

:25:39.:25:43.

players have been hugely affected by this. It wasn't just him as a coach,

:25:44.:25:48.

it was him as a man. He was teaching labs about handling money, other

:25:49.:25:52.

sites to the game which a lot of people take for granted. That tells

:25:53.:25:56.

you all you need to know about him. He will not only be missed by the

:25:57.:26:00.

football world, but also those young lads at first. Thoughts very much

:26:01.:26:06.

with his family at this very difficult time. The second half is a

:26:07.:26:09.

few minutes away. Chelsea have the edge. Both Spurs and Chelsea can

:26:10.:26:17.

realistically dream of being double winners.

:26:18.:26:25.

Willian scores for Chelsea! Chelsea in front early. A little flick and

:26:26.:26:29.

it's in the net! Harry Kane, who else? That's dangerous and headed

:26:30.:26:42.

just wide by Eric Dier. Son slid in. This could be Willian's day.

:26:43.:26:52.

Chelsea are 2-1 up at half-time. Wembley Stadium, fabulous site. Down

:26:53.:26:56.

there somewhere inside the stadium, waiting to talk to us is Ruud

:26:57.:27:00.

Gullit. We've just had to run away from a

:27:01.:27:06.

sprinkler. Sitting next to you, your excitement levels have been up and

:27:07.:27:11.

down. Chelsea are leading, but have you been happy with everything

:27:12.:27:16.

you've seen? They are fortunate to be ahead. Tottenham played really

:27:17.:27:24.

good football. Chelsea had the opportunity to have an easy

:27:25.:27:27.

build-up. Tottenham are pressing them from the start. It was

:27:28.:27:31.

difficult for Chelsea to come out. They were very proactive, they had a

:27:32.:27:35.

couple of counter attacks, they were dangerous. Tottenham, when they

:27:36.:27:42.

scored, got better and better. They get out of jail, Chelsea. I'm

:27:43.:27:46.

curious to see how they do in the second-half. Will they play like

:27:47.:27:52.

this again? Tottenham looked much better. I was really impressed with

:27:53.:27:57.

them in the first half. We know Chelsea have huge firepower on the

:27:58.:28:02.

bench. Do you expect changes? Could cost or Hazard be involved? Not at

:28:03.:28:10.

the moment, they are 2-1 ahead. I think the Italian will try to do the

:28:11.:28:14.

same thing, play on the counter attack. They have quick players. If

:28:15.:28:19.

Tottenham keep playing like this, pushing up, they will score more

:28:20.:28:24.

goals. Who is the happiest manager? Will Pochettino still be pretty

:28:25.:28:31.

happy? From his team performance he has to be very happy. Unfortunate

:28:32.:28:37.

that Son made a mistake, sliding in in the box, unnecessary. He will say

:28:38.:28:42.

to them, continue with what you're doing and the goals will come.

:28:43.:28:47.

Chelsea have to be very careful. They can't allow Tottenham to play

:28:48.:28:53.

like they do. I'm furious to see how the second-half develops. I'm also

:28:54.:28:58.

curious. Thank you. Another big story out of Chelsea.

:28:59.:29:03.

John Terry has announced he is leaving at the end of the season.

:29:04.:29:09.

You have to be a good player to do that two seasons running! It looks

:29:10.:29:14.

like it will be it this time. Appreciation of a great player.

:29:15.:29:20.

Great player, irreplaceable. As a captain he led the club. Behind this

:29:21.:29:24.

is, on the pitch. You can't buy that, you can't get someone to do

:29:25.:29:29.

that. Not just a leader and the man he was, the player, underrated on

:29:30.:29:33.

the ball. Always in the right position. These sorts of games where

:29:34.:29:38.

his day, getting the team going in the dressing room. I think we've

:29:39.:29:43.

lost the best defender in Premier League history. An absolute giant of

:29:44.:29:47.

the Premier League. It speaks volumes that every manager who went

:29:48.:29:52.

into Chelsea had him as their captain, their leader. When all the

:29:53.:29:56.

foreigners were coming into Chelsea, they do to John Terry delete them.

:29:57.:30:01.

What Frank says about him being a top footballer goes under the radar.

:30:02.:30:08.

Two feat. He could pass. My first run in with him was when he came to

:30:09.:30:15.

Forest online. -- on loan. Such a good footballer. Brilliant this year

:30:16.:30:21.

for Chelsea, behind-the-scenes. He will be talking to the lads in the

:30:22.:30:25.

dressing room now. You can't play down his role this year. They are

:30:26.:30:31.

back on the field, the referee is in position. Let's go back to the

:30:32.:30:32.

commentators. Thank you. No substitutions from

:30:33.:30:43.

either side. When Willian moved to England from Russia, it was like

:30:44.:30:48.

pass the parcel. Liverpool fought they had him, Tottenham hijacked the

:30:49.:30:51.

deal and then Chelsea hijacked that deal. Now here he is biting the hand

:30:52.:30:59.

that wanted to feed him. Chelsea lead 2-1. They get the second half

:31:00.:31:04.

under way. But there's plenty of time for Tottenham Hotspur to turn

:31:05.:31:07.

this one around. Spurs from left to right in the

:31:08.:31:23.

second half with Chelsea attacking the goal away to the left-hand side.

:31:24.:31:31.

Dembele. Kane.

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Nicely done. He beat Cesar Azpilicueta there and the referee

:31:41.:31:43.

Martin Atkinson will not let that go without a word to Azpilicueta who

:31:44.:31:51.

gives Kane a little part of apology. Knockaert. It was good feet from

:31:52.:31:55.

Kane, sees him coming. So many titanic battles between

:31:56.:32:08.

these two sides, not least in the game at Stamford Bridge at the end

:32:09.:32:10.

of last season which confirmed Leicester as Premier League

:32:11.:32:16.

champions. Chelsea came back from 2-0 down. You are a former Spurs

:32:17.:32:28.

man, Danny Murphy, and it is often said that, terrific though Spurs are

:32:29.:32:33.

at the moment, and the very good times they have had over recent

:32:34.:32:37.

years, they need to win something. I think so, yes. They've been so close

:32:38.:32:43.

recently. To move forward and gain confidence as a group they need

:32:44.:32:49.

something that makes that easier. The referee says, play on. Getting a

:32:50.:32:57.

furious reaction from Tottenham fans and not a good one from the manager

:32:58.:33:03.

either. David Lewisham was not overly interested in the ball, say

:33:04.:33:12.

Tottenham. -- David Luiz. Agreed. It gives you such belief as a group

:33:13.:33:16.

when you get over the line for your first one. I remember Liverpool

:33:17.:33:19.

against Gerard Houllier getting their first trophy. The confidence

:33:20.:33:26.

you get from that is huge, and for the supporters of course. They are

:33:27.:33:32.

certainly hungry, first Tottenham fans.

:33:33.:33:37.

Here is N'Golo Kante for Chelsea. Pedro. Eric Dier. That is a foul by

:33:38.:33:42.

N'Golo Kante on Victor Wanyama. On the flip side the Chelsea fans

:33:43.:34:06.

are used to seeing trophies most seasons these days. The amazing

:34:07.:34:14.

thing is that since Tottenham last played in an FA Cup final Chelsea

:34:15.:34:15.

have played in eight. Really? Eriksen. Pedro. Ake. Spurs' throw.

:34:16.:34:41.

Eriksen. Harry Kane got in behind Matic. David Luiz is a big influence

:34:42.:34:48.

on this football match. Yes, he's had a good game, hasn't he? The

:34:49.:34:55.

corner count is now 6-0 in Tottenham's favoured but that is one

:34:56.:35:00.

of the least significant statistic. The one that matters is Chelsea 2-1

:35:01.:35:02.

Tottenham. Can Chelsea spring out? It is a

:35:03.:35:28.

strange choice from Eriksen with the power they have in the air in the

:35:29.:35:31.

box. He is a great dead ball specialist and he should have just

:35:32.:35:36.

put that in. I don't understand that one.

:35:37.:35:43.

Dembele. Wanyama.

:35:44.:35:53.

Spurs will be glad to have Victor Wanyama back for the run-in after

:35:54.:35:56.

his injury problems at the beginning of this calendar year.

:35:57.:36:03.

Trippier. He's been the one Spurs signing who

:36:04.:36:09.

has really improved the team. He has had a great season.

:36:10.:36:17.

They have had a few injuries this season, not least Danny Rose there.

:36:18.:36:24.

Sitting, forced to watch, still hoping to get back and should be

:36:25.:36:29.

soon. He's missed the last 13 games with a knee injury. Ake. Spurs are

:36:30.:36:37.

trying to dictate the game. Dembele has space. Azpilicueta did well.

:36:38.:36:46.

Victor Moses. Batshuayi was moving in the other direction. It is a good

:36:47.:36:55.

start from Tottenham. Good tempo, on the front foot, trying to get back

:36:56.:37:01.

into the game. Chelsea very dangerous like this, though, because

:37:02.:37:05.

they love breaking. They don't mind soaking up pressure. I've seen them

:37:06.:37:09.

do it many times this season when you are thinking they are sitting in

:37:10.:37:12.

and comfortable, and all of a sudden, as the boys talked about in

:37:13.:37:16.

the studio at half-time, their pace on the brakes so quickly can hurt

:37:17.:37:25.

you. Chelsea sometimes are at their most dangerous when you have the

:37:26.:37:26.

ball in their final third. Eriksen, delightful ball. What a

:37:27.:37:39.

great goal! Dele Alli scores it but Christian Eriksen makes it with one

:37:40.:37:45.

of the assists of the season. That is a brilliant, brilliant Tottenham

:37:46.:37:51.

equaliser, it's 2-2. You are right, you are absolutely

:37:52.:37:55.

right, that is one of the assists of the season. I was talking about his

:37:56.:37:59.

influence in the first half, he's playing with confidence at the

:38:00.:38:05.

moment. I mean, this Paris, he knows Dele Alli is going to be on his

:38:06.:38:12.

bike, he sees him, but to pick him out, we can talk about defending but

:38:13.:38:16.

that is an absolutely unbelievable pass and brilliant run and finish by

:38:17.:38:20.

Dele Alli, he doesn't miss those. Great run.

:38:21.:38:26.

That is the move of a grandmaster from Christian Eriksen. And Dele

:38:27.:38:33.

Alli got there and Spurs are level and Spurs now have their tails up.

:38:34.:38:40.

Here is Dele Alli again and he goes over, Ake's challenge, Spurs howling

:38:41.:38:43.

for a penalty of their own, not going to get it. Given away by Ake,

:38:44.:38:52.

here they come again, Tottenham. Dembele. A challenge on Dele Alli

:38:53.:38:57.

and he's not getting that either, Dele Alli can't believe he hasn't

:38:58.:39:02.

got either of those decisions. I tell you something, Dembele and

:39:03.:39:05.

Wanyama are dominating Chelsea's two. Kante is gamely trying but he

:39:06.:39:11.

needs a bit more help from his partner. Here we go. Well... Spurs

:39:12.:39:21.

are in Chelsea's faces at the moment.

:39:22.:39:29.

Having given a penalty to Chelsea, of course Martin Atkinson is going

:39:30.:39:39.

to be put under pressure. Batshuayi has won this from Wanyama and Martin

:39:40.:39:41.

Atkinson gives Tottenham that decision. I think they might have

:39:42.:39:47.

got lucky with that one, Batshuayi does well. This is the penalty

:39:48.:39:52.

appeal, I think you will see Ake just gets a touch on the ball.

:39:53.:39:53.

There. It's a good tackle. It does not surprise me that Spurs

:39:54.:40:09.

were appealing, however. Yes, the pass from Eriksen is exquisite. Its

:40:10.:40:16.

two things, seeing the paths, which is difficult for most people, and

:40:17.:40:18.

then executing the paths. And now it's Tottenham feeling good.

:40:19.:40:34.

The odds in this match have swung wildly one way and then the other.

:40:35.:40:40.

It's all square again if this game goes a long way beyond the 90

:40:41.:40:54.

minutes. It could be about aces up your sleeve. Don't forget Chelsea

:40:55.:40:57.

have Eden Hazard and Diego Costa on their bench. David Luiz and Harry

:40:58.:41:03.

Kane coming together, the referee Martin Atkinson inclined to see that

:41:04.:41:10.

as six of one and half a dozen of the other. Here is Willian. What a

:41:11.:41:14.

game this is, Dembele trying to find Dele Alli. We always go hoping for a

:41:15.:41:21.

good game. Today I think we came expecting a good game and we have

:41:22.:41:22.

got one. Oh! There are some tackles going in now.

:41:23.:41:30.

There certainly are. Luiz. We talked about the 2-2 draw

:41:31.:41:55.

at Stamford Bridge at the back end of last season and they spent 90

:41:56.:41:59.

minutes kicking lumps out of each other, these two, providing all

:42:00.:42:02.

kinds of entertainment. There are more than a few people on the pitch

:42:03.:42:06.

who remember that game. Lucky he did it to Wanyama who is honest because

:42:07.:42:10.

he left a straight leg there. It is one of those games. I think he

:42:11.:42:23.

got away with it. He got angry because Dembele had taken the ball

:42:24.:42:28.

from him and our strength, took out his frustration with a straight leg

:42:29.:42:32.

on Wanyama. Alderweireld for Tottenham Hotspur. Twice they have

:42:33.:42:40.

come back now. A great sign of their mental strength. Here is Dembele. He

:42:41.:42:47.

had a six match ban for gouging Diego Costa in the game at Stamford

:42:48.:42:54.

Bridge. Pedro going forward. Good feet by Pedro, Willian for Chelsea,

:42:55.:43:00.

outside Vertonghen, good block by the Belgian, that was dangerous.

:43:01.:43:04.

Great defending, Vertonghen, well done. Kante has robbed Dembele. Here

:43:05.:43:10.

is Mousa Dembele again. Tottenham get the free kick and Son

:43:11.:43:26.

has taken it. Good run by Dele Alli, he's got himself in the box. It's a

:43:27.:43:28.

corner. Talk about turning up for the big

:43:29.:43:36.

games. For a young man he has the temperament. It has been superb

:43:37.:43:40.

today. Another Tottenham corner. Another

:43:41.:44:00.

Christian Eriksen delivery. Couldn't get his head on that one. Hazard is

:44:01.:44:08.

coming on. Eden Hazard is stripping off. Eriksen pulled it back.

:44:09.:44:14.

Dembele... Dembele started the second half very well, they can't

:44:15.:44:20.

cope with him at the moment. Hazard and Costa are getting themselves

:44:21.:44:21.

ready. In goes this Tottenham corner kick,

:44:22.:44:34.

out goes Courtois, I don't think he got anything on it, the keeper.

:44:35.:44:43.

Trippier. Out by Kante. Son to Alli, brilliant footwork, but then the

:44:44.:44:50.

scoop. The first touch was great, his second was all wrong. It was. He

:44:51.:44:56.

has such good feet. So now the team we expected will be on the pitch. I

:44:57.:45:03.

am a little bit surprised to see it so early but I suppose he thinks

:45:04.:45:12.

Tottenham have the momentum. So, Diego Costa and Eden Hazard will

:45:13.:45:13.

both be on shortly. Willian and Batshuayi will be

:45:14.:45:34.

enough. Has not been a hat-trick in an FA Cup semifinal for 59 years,

:45:35.:45:46.

since 1978. I don't know the thinking behind that. I'm really

:45:47.:45:47.

surprised. Unless he has a knock. Predictable mixed response from the

:45:48.:46:15.

two sets of fans at the name of Diego Costa. He tends to divide

:46:16.:46:22.

opinion. Chelsea love him. Not many other people do. Eden Hazard on.

:46:23.:46:32.

Arguably Chelsea's ace in the pack. Unbelievable couple to bring on.

:46:33.:46:36.

Hazard has been the best player in the Premier League for me this

:46:37.:46:42.

season. Willian has gone straight down the tunnel, which would suggest

:46:43.:46:51.

a knock. Yeah. Maybe. Or he could be extremely annoyed. He didn't seem to

:46:52.:46:58.

have a knock to me. I'm really surprised, if it was tactical, but

:46:59.:47:03.

it was Willian. Really surprised. Pedro was pleased to hear the

:47:04.:47:09.

whistle. A little under half an hour of normal time to go.

:47:10.:47:36.

That will be... Is that a corner or a throw? If it's a corner, it's

:47:37.:47:46.

Chelsea's first. It's a throw. Five Premier League games without a

:47:47.:48:11.

goal, Diego Costa. His longest lean spell in England. Unlucky, good

:48:12.:48:18.

break. Offside flag is up on the far side.

:48:19.:48:45.

Against Chelsea. The number three. It wouldn't surprise me if Tottenham

:48:46.:48:52.

start thinking about fresh legs at some point. They don't have the same

:48:53.:49:00.

kind of big beast on the bench. They don't have a Costa or a Hazard.

:49:01.:49:06.

Davies, Janssen, Sissoko, Wimmer, Nkoudou and Walker.

:49:07.:49:57.

Good tackle by Kieran Trippier. A few Spurs fans behind the goal

:49:58.:50:10.

urging Wanyama to shoot. Or not to! I can just see Pochettino having a

:50:11.:50:14.

word with Kyle Walker. He will be on. Interesting to see whether they

:50:15.:50:22.

put him on the left or have Trippier over there. I've seen Trippier play

:50:23.:50:25.

there before, he's reasonably comfortable. Don't forget match of

:50:26.:50:35.

the data night. -- Match Of The Day tonight.

:50:36.:50:48.

We are none the wiser as to who will be in the FA Cup final.

:50:49.:51:10.

Offside, Diego Costa. He's probably had his poorest month over the last

:51:11.:51:18.

few weeks for Chelsea, Diego Costa. That was close, a tight one. They've

:51:19.:51:23.

got to keep giving Hazard the ball. He will get them back into this

:51:24.:51:27.

game. At the moment Tottenham are quite comfortable and looking is a

:51:28.:51:33.

bigger threat. Spurs beat Chelsea at White Hart Lane 2-0 in January. They

:51:34.:51:39.

have never beaten Chelsea twice in the same season since 1970 - 71.

:51:40.:51:46.

That is a very long time. You can see why both teams are

:51:47.:52:05.

number one and two in the Premier League. So strong, athletic, so much

:52:06.:52:11.

quality and creativity in both teams.

:52:12.:52:24.

Ake did really well. Kante with the long Chelsea clear Ross. That was a

:52:25.:52:37.

hoof, the whole hoof, and nothing but the hoof. Foul by Diego Costa. A

:52:38.:52:48.

little pat on the back of Mousa Dembele. Rather more friendly than

:52:49.:52:51.

the exchange between the pair last season. For which Dembele was

:52:52.:52:54.

banned. A clever nudge from Alderweireld.

:52:55.:53:12.

That's what centre halves do, a quick nudge before the ball comes

:53:13.:53:18.

and your control goes. Out of-year-old is so big and strong. --

:53:19.:53:29.

Alderweireld is so big and strong. Spurs are now going to make that

:53:30.:53:35.

substitution. Son is coming off. Kyle Walker is coming on.

:53:36.:53:45.

Trippier is going left-hand side, getting instructions from Walker.

:53:46.:54:04.

It's what you said, Danny. It makes more sense. I've seen him play there

:54:05.:54:09.

before. I've rarely seen Kyle Walker on the left. Here he is, Walker with

:54:10.:54:15.

a throw in. We've just gone past the midway

:54:16.:54:30.

point of the second half in this first semifinal. 2-2.

:54:31.:55:25.

He certainly went off down the tunnel when he went off, Willian.

:55:26.:55:34.

Two goals in the semifinal. I think he was upset, I really do. He looked

:55:35.:55:44.

pretty annoyed. As I would be. After scoring two. This is going to start

:55:45.:56:01.

getting tense fairly soon. It's been a match of abandonment and

:56:02.:56:04.

unfettered excitement. The tension will creep in as the clock ticks on.

:56:05.:56:16.

Spurs are asking most of the questions that the moment. Alonso

:56:17.:56:24.

did well, but it's a corner. They are the better team. You have to say

:56:25.:56:29.

it. They are winning the midfield battle, Dembele and Wanyama

:56:30.:56:34.

controlling things. Alli's movement and Eriksen, terrific.

:56:35.:56:41.

Ninth Tottenham corner. It flashed just in front of Eric Dier.

:56:42.:57:01.

Dembele did really well against Hazard. That was a brilliant spot by

:57:02.:57:13.

Dembele. Got there first. Great pace and strength. Another Tottenham

:57:14.:57:25.

corner. 10-0 in corners. There have been some terrific performances out

:57:26.:57:31.

there. Man of the match will be impossible at this rate. Just under

:57:32.:57:36.

86,500 here. Everyone utterly engrossed.

:57:37.:57:52.

Nonstop Spurs pressure at the moment.

:57:53.:58:06.

Not often you see Chelsea camped in their own half of the field.

:58:07.:58:28.

I suspect Dele Alli knew precisely what he was doing. He did indeed.

:58:29.:58:36.

Calculated foul and it brings him a yellow card. Chelsea have to be

:58:37.:58:42.

careful they don't become a back five. Their wing backs still need to

:58:43.:58:46.

get a bit higher and press the ball higher. Otherwise they give up

:58:47.:58:55.

possession to Spurs. Fabregas is coming on for Chelsea. I think

:58:56.:59:02.

that's a very sensible choice. The surprise is Pedro coming off. Matic

:59:03.:59:06.

hasn't done enough today. He's been overrun. What Fabregas gives you is

:59:07.:59:13.

that confidence and capability to keep the ball under pressure. He's

:59:14.:59:25.

going to play further forward, further forward than Matic and

:59:26.:59:29.

Kante. He takes the ball calmly in tight areas. He has the ability to

:59:30.:59:35.

open new up with his passing ability. He won the FA Cup 12 years

:59:36.:59:44.

ago with Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas. Finally Chelsea have a corner. I

:59:45.:59:52.

think Victor Moses has been one of Chelsea's best players today. He's

:59:53.:59:56.

continually got forward, good energy and he's defended reasonably well.

:59:57.:00:03.

The first chance they've had to do what they were working on on the

:00:04.:00:05.

training ground. Hazard. It's in! Eden Hazard scores for Chelsea. And

:00:06.:00:22.

for the third time in this semifinal, they are in front.

:00:23.:00:39.

Now, can Tottenham do it again? Well, for the life of me I'm not

:00:40.:00:46.

sure how or why he has this much time on the edge of the box. But

:00:47.:00:51.

it's a great strike, isn't it, on his weaker foot. It may have taken a

:00:52.:00:59.

little nick on the way through. But no chance for Lloris. You can't let

:01:00.:01:03.

someone of his quality have that much time on the edge of the box.

:01:04.:01:09.

The players must have been drawn into areas they should have been

:01:10.:01:12.

because you would never setup is only to have no one on the edge of

:01:13.:01:17.

the box and even man to man you would still have somebody there.

:01:18.:01:20.

It's a great strike. It is a great strike. It's 3-2. From a brilliant

:01:21.:01:30.

player. Dele Alli fouled by David Luiz. You could argue it's very much

:01:31.:01:33.

against the run of play which is what Chelsea are so brilliant at,

:01:34.:01:37.

they don't have to be playing particularly well to win games

:01:38.:01:39.

because they have such amazing firepower in their side. So,

:01:40.:01:49.

Mauricio Pochettino and Jesus Perez deep in conversation. If anyone can

:01:50.:01:55.

conjure something it's Christian Eriksen. But how many times can they

:01:56.:02:07.

come back? Eriksen. That flicked off the head of David Luiz. That was an

:02:08.:02:12.

important touch. He's had a lot of those today. In a game where Chelsea

:02:13.:02:15.

have been put under a lot of pressure he's stood up and been

:02:16.:02:16.

counted. In it goes. Diego Costa, useful to

:02:17.:02:35.

have defending corners. Jan Vertonghen, nice turn. Matic rather

:02:36.:02:40.

bundling his way into possession. Wanyama. Dele Alli to Walker.

:02:41.:03:14.

Stabbed away by Alonso. Dele Alli. Dembele. Trippier.

:03:15.:03:23.

It's Eric Dier. He can't find Kane. Off the ball Kane was trying to pin

:03:24.:03:46.

David Luiz and he moved away from him, clever from David Luiz to stop

:03:47.:03:50.

himself getting pinned on the edge of the box. Good defending.

:03:51.:03:59.

Spurs are going to make another change. Mauricio Pochettino speaking

:04:00.:04:13.

to Georges N'Koudou. I would imagine he would put him down the left-hand

:04:14.:04:14.

side. Wanyama's head. Diego Costa's flick, Alderweireld

:04:15.:04:27.

for Tottenham. Spurs have to do something which no

:04:28.:04:50.

team has done to Chelsea since Arsenal right at the beginning of

:04:51.:04:55.

this season, that is put three past Chelsea. The substitution is going

:04:56.:05:00.

to take place here. Georges N'Koudou coming on, Wanyama going off.

:05:01.:05:11.

Georges N'Koudou brought to Tottenham from Marseille for ?9

:05:12.:05:17.

million in the summer, his 13th appearance off the bench, only two

:05:18.:05:22.

starts. They have gone to four at the back. Eric Dier stepped into

:05:23.:05:34.

midfield. Only ten to play. Eden Hazard for Chelsea, Fabregas onside,

:05:35.:05:38.

Eden Hazard, still Eden Hazard. Driven. Brilliant goal! Nemanja

:05:39.:05:46.

Matic Hamels Chelsea to within touching distance of the FA Cup

:05:47.:05:53.

final itself. With a hammer of a drive. Tottenham Hotspur have come

:05:54.:06:03.

back twice from a goal down but with ten to play now they have to come

:06:04.:06:07.

back from two down. Magnificent strike.

:06:08.:06:14.

That is an incredible strike from Matic. I was talking about him not

:06:15.:06:20.

being at his best today but he certainly made up for that here.

:06:21.:06:29.

Look at this. I mean... That's incredible. If you're going to wait

:06:30.:06:33.

until the back end of April to score your first goal of the season you

:06:34.:06:40.

might as well make it a good one. One or two of them you hit in your

:06:41.:06:46.

career, one or two at the most. I mean, he has caught that pure. That

:06:47.:06:54.

should be it for Chelsea. Famous last words. But... Ten minutes to

:06:55.:07:05.

go, two goal cushion. He didn't just hit the sweet spot, he knocked the

:07:06.:07:11.

living daylights out of it. Its 4-2. Sometimes you just catch one and you

:07:12.:07:17.

know as soon as it leaves your foot. He will never score a better goal

:07:18.:07:22.

than that. Here is Eric Dier for Tottenham Hotspur.

:07:23.:07:29.

They have lost their last six FA Cup semifinals. No one has ever lost

:07:30.:07:37.

seven on the spin. But it will take something truly remarkable now. It

:07:38.:07:41.

will. They deserve great credit today, there has been a lot going on

:07:42.:07:45.

at the football club over the last couple of days and they have put in

:07:46.:07:48.

a hell of a performance. Let's give Chelsea credit too because after

:07:49.:07:53.

their defeat last week, they have not played that well today but shown

:07:54.:07:57.

the spirit, dug in and showed some moments of quality that look like

:07:58.:08:00.

they will get them through this game. There is lots of credit to

:08:01.:08:05.

both sides, it's been a wonderful game of football. It's not over yet.

:08:06.:08:10.

It's not over yet and if Spurs can snaffle something soon, it will have

:08:11.:08:15.

to be very soon, but it might be game on again, Eriksen to Dembele.

:08:16.:08:20.

Running into the Chelsea defender. Azpilicueta. Martin Atkinson saying

:08:21.:08:26.

there was no intent on either side. But, feast your eyes on this.

:08:27.:08:32.

Or if you are a Tottenham fan look away now.

:08:33.:08:46.

As I said, it's not been his best performance. Look at Kurt Zouma's

:08:47.:08:58.

face, look at his face. Eden Hazard's onside, Lloris has

:08:59.:09:12.

come, Hazard has hurtled him, he can pull it back, they are queueing up

:09:13.:09:16.

in the middle, Marcos Alonso and Alderweireld with the block.

:09:17.:09:24.

Nearly five. That's going to happen now,

:09:25.:09:33.

Tottenham are going to throw men forward and not chase back because

:09:34.:09:37.

if you are going to you lose a semi you might as well and dumber lose

:09:38.:09:42.

five or six, you've got to try and get back in. Chelsea are very good

:09:43.:09:48.

at that, as we know. -- you might as well lose five or six. Just can't

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control that, Diego Costa. Dele Alli and N'Golo Kante together, forward

:09:59.:10:05.

towards Cave, cut out by Azpilicueta. Victor Moses, no

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direction on that, Walker and Moses together. Eden Hazard here.

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Fabregas. Alderweireld do well. -- did well. This has been one of the

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best semifinals at the new Wembley, it really has.

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If Spurs are going to stay in the cup it's going to have to be one of

:10:43.:10:46.

the best on any ground at any time. I've been fortunate to be in a lot

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of them and this is definitely the best in terms of quality,

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entertainment, the ebb and flow of the game.

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N'Golo Kante. Cesc Fabregas.

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It's a challenge which Cesc Fabregas took exception to.

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I think the one thing it does show, there are long periods in this game

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and when Tottenham have been better. But the strength in depth that

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Chelsea possess. Whoever they had played today, Willian comes in and

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scores, Hazard comes on and scores, Fabregas comes on and makes a

:11:35.:11:39.

difference. I'm not sure Tottenham have that. That face tells the

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story. Painful, so painful. It is an old, old story being played out yet

:11:46.:11:50.

again here for Tottenham. Here is Diego Costa, and he really should

:11:51.:11:51.

have made it five. Good ball from Fabregas.

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Not like Costa. Normally Diego Costa just buries that. I think Alonso was

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in a much better position behind him. Here is N'Koudou to Walker.

:12:14.:12:23.

Chelsea have won the FA Cup seven times, hoping now, surely expecting

:12:24.:12:29.

now, to reach their 12 FA Cup final. Here is Eric Dier for Spurs, for

:12:30.:12:47.

whom time is now trickling quickly through their fingers. N'Koudou

:12:48.:12:54.

taking on Moses. Good balance, good feet. Goalkick. Danny, your thoughts

:12:55.:12:58.

about the Man of the Match here in this semifinal? Well, I think for

:12:59.:13:05.

Tottenham there has been some really, really great performance but

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I will give it to David Luiz for Chelsea because on a day when they

:13:10.:13:13.

have been under the cosh, he has lost Cahill, he's been exceptional,

:13:14.:13:18.

won a lot of headers, interceptions, he's stood up to the play, taken

:13:19.:13:22.

criticism in the past but he has topped a great season with a

:13:23.:13:25.

wonderful performance on his birthday today. Rarely have we seen

:13:26.:13:30.

Chelsea under so much pressure but he, for me, is the Man of the Match.

:13:31.:13:37.

Alderweireld for Tottenham, for whom the game is almost up. Eric Dier.

:13:38.:13:44.

They played their part again and again. That is absolutely no

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consolation. No. Losing 4-2 sounds like they have been torn apart

:13:53.:13:57.

really and they haven't, they have played really well. They have

:13:58.:14:02.

obviously had their bad moments defensively a couple of times, but

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generally their performance has been decent. But Chelsea just know how to

:14:08.:14:10.

get over the line, they've been there and done it. I could watch

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that all-night. Yes. Chelsea are very good at punishing teams, they

:14:19.:14:21.

give you a glimmer of hope and punish you with their quality going

:14:22.:14:25.

the other way. It's the reason they have been successful for so many

:14:26.:14:30.

years now. Is this place becoming a problem for Tottenham now? They will

:14:31.:14:33.

almost certainly be playing all of their matches here next season. They

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have got to make the pitch smaller. For psychological reasons I don't

:14:41.:14:45.

see it as an excuse, we saw the dimensions before, two meters each

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way in length and one metre in width. It's amazing. I think 440

:14:50.:14:56.

metres square when you add it up. It sounds a lot to me. But geometry has

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never been my strong point. That's Courtois. I think the type of pitch

:15:04.:15:07.

makes the difference, more than the size. N'Koudou climbing. White Hart

:15:08.:15:15.

Lane, really firm. The grass is really short. Ball zips about. This

:15:16.:15:22.

grass here is a lot softer, after walking on it it has a lot more

:15:23.:15:26.

give, the grass is a bit longer. The way you want to play and with press,

:15:27.:15:32.

I think it's fair to say if they had played this way at Wembley every

:15:33.:15:35.

time they had been here they would have a lot more wins. Of course, it

:15:36.:15:39.

is likely that once Spurs move out of Wembley, assuming they do move

:15:40.:15:44.

here, and into their new home, it's likely Chelsea move in. They are

:15:45.:15:50.

hoping to play their matches here while Stamford Bridge is rebuilt.

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Stamford Bridge, which hosted the FA Cup final, the last three finals,

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before the old Wembley was built. One of which was won by Spurs at the

:15:57.:16:08.

Bridge. Here is Fabregas. Five would be so harsh on Tottenham. It doesn't

:16:09.:16:12.

really matter. But they don't want to go away having let in five. There

:16:13.:16:17.

are four added minutes for Chelsea to inflict further pain on their

:16:18.:16:19.

neighbours. Costa... Conte will enjoy his post

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match interview about their tactics. Isn't a! The man brought in score

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two, the man brought on scored one, and the other man brought on scored

:16:49.:16:52.

one. Exactly! He's provided one of the memorable

:16:53.:17:20.

moments of this game, Christian Eriksen, with the pass for Dele

:17:21.:17:24.

Alli's goal. It's been a memorable game. But that is of absolutely no

:17:25.:17:29.

consolation for those who just can't watch the end. There are many, many

:17:30.:17:36.

of them. You think how far the club has calm in the last two years and

:17:37.:17:43.

how the team has progressed. The expectancy level has gone high

:17:44.:17:47.

because of the success they've had and it's understandable, but they

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are in a really good place. You just hope the Tottenham fans and the club

:17:52.:17:57.

that they keep their best players. Kante with a foul on Dele Alli, free

:17:58.:17:59.

kick. Yellow card. Alli's waving leg was at least

:18:00.:18:16.

partially responsible for the contact. But a yellow card was

:18:17.:18:23.

shown. If this was to go in, we might have 60 seconds of drama. If

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this was four minutes ago, you'd think it could be the platform for

:18:29.:18:33.

something extraordinary. But two and a half minutes of the four added

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have been played. If Spurs are going to do something incredible, this has

:18:40.:18:40.

to go in. Harry Kane. Courtois! It has not

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been their day. Just has not been their day. Backspin kept it out.

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Good strike. Talking about the keeper staying where he is. That's

:19:17.:19:22.

when you know. It does occur to me that only Kenny

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Dalglish and Carlo Ancelotti have won the double in their first season

:19:40.:19:44.

as a manager in charge of their clubs. Antonio Conte could do that.

:19:45.:19:49.

Four points clear at the top of the Premier League table. I think

:19:50.:19:56.

Liverpool won it at Chelsea. Yes. Kenny scored himself.

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Good effort by included, David Luiz covering to a mighty roar and the

:20:05.:20:14.

ball flies away into the empty seats that were once packed with Tottenham

:20:15.:20:22.

faces. Expectant faces. Heartbreaking. Seven on the spin.

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Seven semifinals. A lot of these players won't have been involved in

:20:30.:20:33.

those and they have to take the positives. Chelsea are into the 2017

:20:34.:20:39.

FA Cup final. Their double is still on. It's been a remarkable

:20:40.:20:44.

semifinal. Chelsea were never behind, but only late on could they

:20:45.:20:48.

truly say they had shaken off Spurs, who came back bravely twice,

:20:49.:20:56.

skilfully twice, but in the end a Nemanja Matic piledriver has sent

:20:57.:21:04.

Chelsea to the final. Spurs have to reflect on what might have been yet

:21:05.:21:06.

again. It's finished 4-2. What a fabulous game of football

:21:07.:21:19.

that was. Chelsea eventually running out winners and they are the first

:21:20.:21:24.

side through to the final of the FA Cup, where they will play either

:21:25.:21:29.

Manchester City or Arsenal. They are in great shape for a league and cup

:21:30.:21:35.

double. For Spurs, a seventh consecutive loss in the FA Cup

:21:36.:21:42.

semifinals. An unwonted new record. Conte, who made those controversial

:21:43.:21:46.

changes prior to the game, leaving out Hazard and Costa, but Hazard

:21:47.:21:51.

came on and scored the all-important fifth goal and then a stunner from

:21:52.:21:56.

Matic clinched it at the death. Thoroughly entertaining game.

:21:57.:22:01.

Brilliant game of football. I thought Chelsea deserved it. They

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were dogged and resilient. Tottenham had a lot of possession, but didn't

:22:06.:22:09.

make as many chances as they would have liked. We talked about his

:22:10.:22:14.

decision before the game. It was a huge gamble to leave Hazard in

:22:15.:22:20.

particular out. He had firepower to bring on, Fabregas, Costa and

:22:21.:22:24.

Hazard. Has changed the game and I think Chelsea deserved it. It's what

:22:25.:22:29.

they do, they frustrate teams. Maybe Conte has found the new formula,

:22:30.:22:38.

save your best players and bring them on later. We can hear from the

:22:39.:22:41.

man who clinched the game, Nemanja Matic.

:22:42.:22:43.

What an incredible result. What a strike that was. You surprised even

:22:44.:22:48.

some of your team-mates on the bench. It was a nice goal. First of

:22:49.:22:54.

all I want to say we are very happy because we are in the final.

:22:55.:23:01.

Congratulations to Spurs, they are a great team. It was really hard

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today. When you score four goals against them you have to win the

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game so I am very happy. It was the perfect start, but Tottenham

:23:12.:23:14.

wouldn't leave you alone, they kept coming back and coming back. It

:23:15.:23:20.

looked tough. They are a great team, one of the best teams in the Premier

:23:21.:23:27.

League. It was very hard today. We scored the first goal, they

:23:28.:23:31.

equalised, we scored a second, they didn't give up. Congratulations to

:23:32.:23:37.

them, they play good football. That's why we are so happy today.

:23:38.:23:43.

You had some firepower on the bench today. You showed what you can do.

:23:44.:23:48.

You must be delighted to be coming back in May. It's always good to win

:23:49.:23:53.

this game, this kind of game, a semifinal against London team. It's

:23:54.:23:58.

good for the fans. It will be my first final in five years at Chelsea

:23:59.:24:05.

in the FA Cup. I hope to win it. It was a surprise for many that you

:24:06.:24:09.

were on the bench. How did you feel about starting the game there? Were

:24:10.:24:16.

you surprised? No. The manager told me yesterday. You have to expect

:24:17.:24:20.

everything in football. You want to play every game, but he made a great

:24:21.:24:28.

choice. Willian score two goals. Well done to both of you and we will

:24:29.:24:34.

see you back here in May. The fans leaving after the game. A

:24:35.:24:39.

lot of Spurs fans left before the final whistle. If they had got a

:24:40.:24:44.

couple of late goals it would have been interesting to see them try to

:24:45.:24:48.

get back in. Frank, your former club through to Wembley again and they

:24:49.:24:53.

did it with emphatic finishing. They did. I have to give Conte so much

:24:54.:24:58.

credit. The two most potent attacking players in the team on the

:24:59.:25:03.

bench and they win. A lot of people will have watched the game and said

:25:04.:25:09.

they defended a lot. This is Hazard. Bad from Tottenham. They leave the

:25:10.:25:17.

edge of the box completely open. It's a great finish, but you need

:25:18.:25:20.

leaders in there to put someone on the edge of the box. They don't.

:25:21.:25:28.

That was Chelsea's first corner. They've had to switch around, Walker

:25:29.:25:32.

coming on as substitute, the full-backs changing around. I think

:25:33.:25:36.

they were mixed up. Very rare and we rarely would you not have anyone on

:25:37.:25:41.

the edge of the box. You felt Tottenham were unfortunate. Alan

:25:42.:25:45.

thought Chelsea deserved it, you're not so sure. Definitely not. I can't

:25:46.:25:50.

believe you think that. I can't see how you don't feel Spurs deserved to

:25:51.:25:54.

win that. Not lose the game the way they did. They were the better team

:25:55.:25:59.

throughout, they dominated possession. Granted, Chelsea were

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much more potent in front of goal. No way Spurs deserved lose. You

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don't win games with possession. We know that. Spurs dominated that

:26:11.:26:15.

game. With possession. Chelsea were on the back foot. Chelsea were

:26:16.:26:20.

against the best defensive team in the league and they scored four. You

:26:21.:26:27.

don't need to play well to win finals. When you're under pressure,

:26:28.:26:31.

you need to defend. Tottenham played the better football, but the only

:26:32.:26:35.

had four shots on target. Frank, you would be upset as a Spurs player.

:26:36.:26:41.

Yes, when you think you've played well and you've lost 4-2, you will

:26:42.:26:46.

be upset. Let's move on! One thing we can all agree on was the final

:26:47.:26:53.

goal was something special. Unbelievable strike from Matic. You

:26:54.:26:56.

hit a few strikes in your career where the minute it leaves your

:26:57.:26:59.

foot, you don't need to watch it because you know where it's going.

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Do you?! He will not hit a better strike than that in his career.

:27:07.:27:11.

Right in the postage stamp, top corner, Lloris had no chance. You

:27:12.:27:16.

could have two or three goalkeepers and they wouldn't stop it.

:27:17.:27:22.

Unbelievable strike. Look at Zouma's face! One of the best goals ever

:27:23.:27:31.

seen at Wembley I would suggest. Out of the blue and it finished off the

:27:32.:27:36.

game. His game plan today worked absolutely perfect. The guys he left

:27:37.:27:40.

out showed him the right reaction, the guy he brought in score two

:27:41.:27:46.

goals soak it worked out perfectly. We have two more heavyweights facing

:27:47.:27:51.

off here next weekend. We followed Anthony Joshua in the way to

:27:52.:27:52.

Wembley. Heavyweight champion of the world,

:27:53.:28:00.

Anthony Joshua! Don't miss that. It's been a big day

:28:01.:28:18.

at the bottom of the Premier League. All of the action in Match Of The

:28:19.:28:20.

Day. We've got a bit more time to talk

:28:21.:28:35.

about what was really cracking game of football. It was. It was

:28:36.:28:42.

interesting. You've got one team who dominated possession, one team quite

:28:43.:28:46.

happy to sit and soak up pressure because they know they've got the

:28:47.:28:49.

players to change the game when they go forward and that's how they won

:28:50.:28:56.

the game. Is it also important in terms of the title? Definitely.

:28:57.:29:00.

Confidence. He's rested their two best players and they've made the

:29:01.:29:04.

final. The run in looks nice. They will be fresh and confident on

:29:05.:29:10.

Tuesday. I'd love to see the Alli goal again. It didn't have much

:29:11.:29:13.

bearing, but it made it a cracking game of football and it was such a

:29:14.:29:18.

sensational goal. Eriksen has come into his own at the back end of this

:29:19.:29:23.

season. This ball, you won't see many better deliveries. David Luiz,

:29:24.:29:28.

man off the match, scrambling to get anywhere near it. I think Alli was

:29:29.:29:33.

clipped by David Luiz. To finish it on his left foot like that was

:29:34.:29:38.

brilliant. One big thing. Yours, what Chelsea brought off the bench

:29:39.:29:41.

today is something Spurs need to look to for the future. Final word

:29:42.:29:46.

on Spurs. Looking ahead, it could affect them a bit, they missed out

:29:47.:29:53.

at the end of last season and this season again possibly. They had a

:29:54.:29:56.

big chance today, no Cahill, Costa or Hazard. They had a big chance to

:29:57.:30:02.

win today. I think it will damage them. Chelsea? They've got the

:30:03.:30:10.

mindset, they are winners. We are out of time. Chelsea are through to

:30:11.:30:15.

the FA Cup final. Once again, Spurs are given the Wembley blues.

:30:16.:30:16.

Goodbye. # You've made it this far

:30:17.:30:50.

Don't leave it to chance

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