2 Reasons why Chelsea are likely to overturn the 1-0 deficit over Tottenham in the Carabao Cup

2. Stamford Bridge

Chelsea fans will be key in this match

Not long ago, Stamford Bridge was a fortress. Teams used to find it hard playing in Chelsea’s backyard- it was a nightmare playing there. We have even seen teams like Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Wigan, falling prey to Chelsea at home with ridiculous scorelines in the process. For instance, Wigan were on the receiving end of an 8-0 thumping by Chelsea in the 2009- 2010 Premier League season when The Blues went on to win the league.

Nowadays, things have changed. Teams that used to lose at Chelsea back then are finding it easy to collect points there. Shockingly, last season Tottenham made history by beating Chelsea for the first time at Stamford Bridge after a 28 year hoodoo.

Nevertheless, never be fooled by stats- Chelsea is still a bigger threat at home. Back in 2012, Chelsea managed to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Napoli by beating them 4-1 at home to qualify for the semis in the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea also beat an in-form Barcelona side 1-0 at home that same season. Such results and shocking comebacks by Chelsea at home should be a warning sign for Pochettino of the danger ahead. Chelsea is capable of pulling a big result at Stamford Bridge.

Bottom line

Even though all credit goes to the Spurs for their resilience in what appeared to be a much-needed victory at home, Chelsea should not in any way be taken lightly. As mentioned before, the blues have done it before and there is no reason why they can’t do it again against Tottenham.

This Chelsea side is capable of overturning the Spurs advantage in the second fixture in the semis. Therefore, we can’t just sit back and write-off Chelsea. No! In football anything is possible.