19/12/2012 The League Cup Show

Evening. Tonight saw one of the most famous grudge matches in

English football to complete the semi-final line-up of the Capital

One Cup. For Leeds and Chelsea the chance to draw an unlikely last

four. There is no hunter in Harris. The tie was bursting with sub plots.

Steve is here to reflect on a dramatic night at Elland Road. A

reminder of what happened in the other quarter-finals. 65 league

places may have divided them but Bradford assembled at a cost of

�7,000 defied the odds to record one of the great Cup upsets against

Arsenal. Aston Villa's manager returned to the scene of his

earlier triumphs, Carrow Road, ending Norwich's hopes of Cup glory

with a 4-1 win. Swansea took one step close tore their first ever

Wembley Cup appearance with a narrow victory over Middlesbrough.

Chelsea returned empty handed from their far east earn adventure in

the Club World Cup. They could hardly have asked for a more

challenging Cup test than going to Elland Road to take on Leeds. Could

they take their biggest scalp by they take their biggest scalp by

beating Rafael Benitez's Blues. COMMENTATOR: They were the best of

enemies. It has been a long time since they met. Don't expect eight-

and-a-half years of absence to have Sunday's Club World Cup Final in

Yet again this season there was talk of being a handshake, that

wasn't going to happen, but it has. At least we are off to a good start

in that way. Becchio. Waiting for him. Luiz has launched one towards

Torres. Marin. Nearly got it through to Mata. Marin has it once

more. Oscar. Good shot. Leeds came out to block it. Luiz. Chelsea go

on with Moses. He put plenty into the shot. It was straight at

Ashdown. He didn't need much time to think about what he was going to

do. There is the Leeds United Chairman, formally the Chelsea

Chairman Ken Bates. The Leeds fans are up again as Michael Browne is

to be the other way round. A chance here. It's put wide by Pearce.

Simple set-piece. Jason Pearce with the run. Almost right underneath

the ball when it got to him. Couldn't do anything about the

Moses down. Was he clipped? Chelsea's arms were waving around.

Mata and Marin wanted a penalty. Ashdown keeps out Moses. He turns

his attention back to asking why he didn't get a penalty. Let's see. I

don't think Michael Brown, if he caught Moses at all, did so

deliberately. There is a tug. The Mata. Luiz will have to get back

quickly. Becchio in the middle. It's come for Becchio! That is a

fantastic finish. Elland Road has to Chelsea tonight. They have been

careless in possession so many times, that was just too casual

from Luiz r Luiz. -- David Luiz. The pass was just right. The cross

is a beauty. The finish is equis it. The European champions, Leeds

United 1, Chelsea 0. Becchio's 15th the wet. First time he has left the

goal. It's come for Torres, then Lampard. He's had a go. What a good

try it was. A decent save from Ashdown. It was sneaking in, all

keep the move going. Now, Mata. It's fired over, and wasted really.

What sort of view did Jamie Ashdown have of this? It's dipping. It's

really coming in quickly. Good shot from Lampard. It is a good save. He

United corner. Leeds United with a chance to double their lead before

cleared the crossbar. By a ball width or so. Diouf is putting in

some blinding crosses. First half, which belongs to Leeds United at

Michael Brown. Free-kick Chelsea. Oscar was allowed to run a long way

Didn't quite work. The referee wasn't happy for it to be taken

then. Now, Lampard can hit it towards goal. Hits it really well

towards goal. Ivanovic is beaten to the loose ball by Leeds. That is

out for a Leeds throw. Good strong left hand that from Jamie Ashdown.

Couldn't have been hit much better by Lampard that. Leeds United start

the second-half looking to finish the job that they started in the

first 45 minutes. There's still a long way to go yet though. Leeds do

have a remarkable record at this stage of the League Cup. The first

time they have been in the quarter- final since 1995/96. They had six

previous quarter-finals they have got through to the semi-finals,

five times. The only time they lost, 91/92 to Manchester United, they

had the consolation of going on to be crowned champions. Chelsea with

Moses. Mata to shoot. Ashdown can't keep it out. One minute of the

second-half. That's all it's taken for Chelsea to level matters. A

number of good Jamie Ashdown saves in the first half. He can't do

anything to keep out Juan Mata there. First time shot, should have

saved it. He did get a glove on it, but enough of one. Juan Mata make

it is Leeds United 1, Chelsea 1. -- makes it. Just what he didn't need

missed it. Lampard to Azpilicueta. Torres there. Straight at Ashdown.

Oscar. Chelsea are coming at Leeds Diouf wants a little more help.

Michael Tonge tong is there now. Thomas. He has had a go for goal.

It had an awful lot of way to travel before it reached Cech.

Lovely Chelsea move this. The cross is just right for Fernando Torres.

Anywhere but there and he scores. 19th December. Temperature getting

Byram has to let the ball bounce off him and go behind. The quality

of the crosss from both teams has been delightful tonight. That is

one of the best yet from Hazard. Nobody there though. In towards

Moses. The header is powered in by Ivanovic. It's Chelsea now who are

in front. It's a Lampard corner. It's advantage Chelsea. Ivanovic,

on the move. He got in front of Jason Pearce. He stayed there. The

header is infattic. Chelsea have turned it around. Ivanovic's fourth

goal of the season. Leeds United 1, Chelsea 2. Exchange of opinions

Moses! What a cracker! Threatening to run away with it. Chelsea

charging on towards the Capital One Cup semi-finals. This one is all

Victor Moses' own work. Side steps Byram. Just got a glimpse of a gap

to go for. The gap is found, quite brilliantly. Moses' fourth Chelsea

goal. Chelsea's third of the night. Being a goal down at half-time,

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having a real go here at trying to sure. Wonderfully put away. What

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about the pass from David Luiz? Not goal! -- it is Fernando Torres!

Chelsea have five. Finally, Fernando Torres' frustrations are

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over, because he got a cabinet for Cleared behind but it is not going

to be a Chelsea corner. It is, however, a resounding Chelsea win.

It is all smiles in the Chelsea dug-out. Rafa Benitez's words

worked. He got the Chelsea team browsed for the second half. They

got the job done. There is a handshake between the bosses. Leeds

have passed on to the quarterfinals of the Capital One Cup but no

further, because it is Chelsea to join Aston Villa, Swansea and

Bradford in the last four. Superb All the talk of Japan and tiredness

and jet lag, no sign of it in the second half. They were really good.

The football was fantastic. Not just to the second half, also the

first half. In the first half we were doing well, the keeper was

really good. In the second half, the first goal, and then the game

was really good. I am really proud. 1-0 up. It is a different ball game.

Going in at 1-0. We knew we had to be a strong second half and Jamie,

in fairness to him, made a couple of good saves. It is an error and

we never recovered. World class players punished us after that.

realised that they were a very physical team. The atmosphere was

tough. In the second half, the first gull we played really well.

When you make a mistake against these boys, it is a goal. In the

Championship when you make a mistake you get away with it but

here, they punish every mistake. We all strive to get here, and

managers want, I want to put the team out to give them a good game,

and in the dressing room there have been moments tonight when they have

thought, we could have done without this. I think we have done our job.

Disappointing result but I am pleased with the club in general

tonight, the plans -- fans and everything. So Chelsea forced to

come from behind and ended in some style. Was it a case of Premier

League quality shining through a venture? No doubt at the end it was

comfortable. A lot of people say it shows the gap between the

Championship and Premiership. I think you only have to remember a

couple of weeks back, they beat Everton, Southampton, from the

Premiership. Yes, there is a difference but only when the

Premiership side of very good, and that is exactly what Chelsea are.

We saw at two sides of Luiz, but we did get a glimpse of the bad side

in the previous game. Yes, Man United, he loses the ball in

virtually the same area. He has got to be a bit gutted. He always runs

into trouble. He has to get rid of the ball aided will sooner. Running

with it, his Hobson's -- options are closing down. But then we see

the other side of him, magnificent pass, right into the path of Hazard.

One touch, takes it on. Look at the pace, the weight. Into his path as

well, which is important when you are on the run. What I am worried

about is he is 25. I remember watching his first game here, which

I think was Fulham. I can do that for Five Live and for 88 minutes he

was absolutely fantastic. Then we got a penalty and everyone went, oh,

he did not really need to do that. And he is still making those same

errors. You want to think that he would have started to eradicate

those mistakes. He just needs to maybe concentrate more. There are

always pivotal moment and there was the chance to make it 2-0 are

through Tom Lees' header. But it was the equalising goal for Chelsea.

Yes. Everyone is happy doing their job but no one wants to affect the

They are happy holding it up but they do not make a challenge. When

the shot comes in, he makes a mistake, he has had a wonderful

first half and then it costs them. Chelsea were much of a bigger

threat in the second half, mostly because they have bodies in the box

whenever that final ball went through. Yes, they were a little

bit leggy as well, a little bit lactic in the legs but they seemed

In the first half, no one in the box. This is the difference between

Frank Lampard playing in a more advanced role and as he played

tonight. They sorted it out at half-time. All of a sudden, people

in the box, ball comes back and the first -- couple of times in the

first half there was nobody there to pick it up. This time there is

an a school. -- this time there is and they score. Chelsea do play

strong teams in this competition and for them, there big players

shone through. Frank Lampard, and you could tell from his body

language... Yes, Juan Mata was fantastic, and if you are a

aspiring footballer and you want to look at someone's Korea, I think he

should or wage judge someone by the longevity -- at someone's Korea,

you should judge someone by their An intriguing draw in many ways.

That is exactly how you would wanted to pan out. Swansea away to

Chelsea and Bradford at home to Aston Villa, so no matter what

happens, that is competitive. look at Swansea and Chelsea, it is

not exactly an easy side. We all know what Swansea have done a gates

previous holders in this competition. No one has had an easy

run to get to this stage. Everybody has had tough games on the way.

is over two lets, we did make a difference two Chelsea that they

are wrong way in the second? -- two legs? I do not think so. Bradford

at home in the first leg in the semifinal against Aston Villa,

specialised in late goals, specialised in penalty shoot-outs.

I think they probably, if you said to them, would you take it over two

legs against Aston Villa, I think they would say they would not mind.

Looking to be only the second team from the fourth tier to make it

through to the League Cup final. It has been brilliant for them so far.

Magnificent. What they are is as good as it gets for what they are,

which is brilliant. You will always ask questions of the opposition if

you are as good as you can play. The Bantams are paired with Aston

Villa, he just seemed to be turning the corner. Yes, he has stuck to

his guns at times and he has been prepared to waive a little bit of

criticism but all of a sudden you do get the feeling that Mr Lambert

is starting to turn things around. I did not pick many of us are

surprised. There are one or two players who have really now come to

the fore. Manchester City and Norwich don't fancy their chances

to go all the way. A quick reminder, for Saturday night. All the action