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EFL Cup semi-final: Middlesbrough stun Chelsea to take first-leg advantage - reaction
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Live Reporting
Michael Emons
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Middlesbrough v Chelsea (20:00 GMT)
Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg as Middlesbrough take on Chelsea at a packed Riverside Stadium.
We will have live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live which you will be able to listen to in this very page.
Dreaming of Wembley
Middlesbrough v Chelsea (20:00 GMT)
Middlesbrough are halfway up the Championship table...
...and Chelsea are halfway up the Premier League table.
But both sides are only two games away from getting to Wembley and reaching the Carabao Cup final.