CAPITAL ONE CUP SEMI-FINAL, SECOND LEG Venue: Liberty Stadium Date: Wednesday, 23 January - 19:45 TEAM NEWS Swansea centre-back Chico Flores is fit and available despite missing the win over Stoke with a knee injury. Gerhard Tremmel will return in goal having started in all previous rounds of the competition. Chelsea's club captain John Terry is in contention for a first start since November. Nigeria duo John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses are at the African Cup of Nations while long-term absentee Oriol Romeu (knee) remains sidelined. MATCH PREVIEW The stage is set. In-form Swansea are one of the best teams in Britain at home, while Chelsea are on a real hot streak away from Stamford Bridge - something must give at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday evening. 'Fantastic' Swansea delight Laudrup in 2-0 first-leg semi-final win at Stamford Bridge Having lost just one of their last nine games, and just twice at the Liberty Stadium all season, Michael Laudrup's Swansea could be forgiven for being relatively confident of progressing to their first-ever major cup final. But, even though Chelsea need at least three goals to turn things around, the south Wales club are taking nothing for granted. The Blues have won each of their last six away games in all competitions and, when the mood takes them, are capable of scoring freely: they put eight past Aston Villa over Christmas and have since racked up five against Southampton and four against Stoke. Additionally, with the Premier League title seemingly out of sight and the defence of their European Champions League trophy already over, Chelsea are all too aware this is a vital chance to get closer to silverware. "We know the job is not done and it will be as tough here as it was up there," said Swans defender Ashley Williams. "They will come at us and we will be ready for that. "It's such a big game for us as individuals and as a club. We went up there, did really well and we have set ourselves up nicely." MATCH FACTS Head-to-head Prior to the first leg, Swansea had only once beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (in any competition), a 3-1 Division Two victory when the clubs first met back in November 1925. The last two matches between the clubs (before the first leg) ended in 1-1 draws (both in the Premier League at the Liberty Stadium). Swansea Swansea have reached the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time in their history, and had never before reached the last eight. They were knocked out of the League Cup at the second-round stage last season by Shrewsbury Town (then in League Two). Never before in 100 years has the club won a major trophy. They have scored 12 goals in their five matches so far in this cup run: 3-1 at home to Barnsley, 3-2 at Crawley, 3-1 away to Liverpool, 1-0 at home to Middlesbrough, and 2-0 away at Chelsea. Chelsea They last reached the League Cup semi-finals in 2008, when they beat Everton to reach the final - only to lose to Tottenham. The Blues won the League Cup for the fourth time a year earlier, in 2007. Only Liverpool (eight) and Aston Villa (five) have won the competition more often. Chelsea have scored a total of 16 goals in eliminating Wolves, Manchester United and Leeds in their previous League Cup ties this season.
Where the Fcuk did this Fcuking snow come from ? I'm on the enterprise zone right now and it's gridlock !!! The roads are horrendous My avatar is a photo I took 2 mins ago !!
Weather seems to be easing off. The only way it'll be off is health & safety issues outside the ground. The pitch looks fine on the webcam as of 15 mins ago.
Just got in from dropping my kid off for the game, don't think we'll see him home tonight, hell it's coming down thick and fast! Hope Michu's got his ski's on for tonights toboggan run!..................
Will this work to our advantage or not. Not a night for soft passing and farting around by the sound of it.
Away goals count after the end of extra time. Come on you Swans! Let's go get them. Michu leads the line.
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