Summary

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  • Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

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  1. Thanks for joining uspublished at 18:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2024

    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.

  2. Dreaming of Wembleypublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2024

    Middlesbrough v Chelsea (20:00 GMT)

    Middlesbrough are halfway up the Championship table...

    MiddlesbroughImage source, PA Media

    ...and Chelsea are halfway up the Premier League table.

    ChelseaImage source, Reuters

    But both sides are only two games away from getting to Wembley and reaching the Carabao Cup final.