Middlesbrough 0-0 Chelsea – Carabao Cup semi-final LIVE: Blues renew fierce rivalry with Boro at Riverside – latest
CHELSEA and Middlesbrough renew what was once a fierce rivalry as they lock horns in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi – and the action is unfolding RIGHT NOW!
Bad blood began between them way back in 1988 when Boro relegated Chelsea from the old First Division in the play-offs on a day dubbed ‘The Battle of Stamford Bridge’.
However, it was the Blues who delivered the final nail in the coffin during Boro’s limp 2017 Premier League relegation campaign.
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- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football
- Middlesbrough XI: Glover, van den Berg, Fry, Engel, Jones, Howson, Barlaser, Hackney, Bangura, Crooks, Latte Lath
- Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Enzo, Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Sterling
- Explainer: Who is in the other semi-final?
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