The first piece of silverware in
the English league season is up for grabs when Chelsea meet Tottenham
Hotspur in a London derby to savour in the Capital One
Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, 1 March.
The match will be broadcast live on SuperSport 4 from 5.45pm CAT.
Chelsea will have revenge on
their minds after losing to the same opposition in the 2008 decider,
when former Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate scored an extra-time
winner for a rare piece of Tottenham success under then coach Juande
Ramos.
Didier Drogba had given Chelsea
the lead that day and he may well play another influential role this
time given his love affair with Wembley finals.
The Ivory Coast great has
remarkably scored eight times in eight previous appearances on England’s
hallowed turf, with no other striker in history managing as
many Wembley cup tie goals.
While Chelsea have enjoyed
notable success at the home of English football since that 2008
showdown, it is the last time Spurs lifted a trophy of any sort, a
long wait for fans of the North London club.
And for Argentine coach Mauricio
Pochettino the victory would be sweet in a maiden season with the club
that has proved difficult at times.
It would be especially pleasing
to get a win over Jose Mourinho, who twice won this competition during
his first spell with the club in 2005 and 2007.