Chelsea 6-1 Middlesbrough | EXTENDED Highlights | Carabao Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg 23/24

Summary

In an exhilarating Carabao Cup semifinal second leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea overturned a one-goal deficit from the first leg against Middlesbrough with a resounding 6-1 victory, advancing to the final with a 6-2 aggregate score. The match began with a minute's applause in memory of Tommy Baldwin, a Chelsea legend. Chelsea's comeback was highlighted by standout performances and goals from Ben Chilwell, Armando Broja, Enzo Fernandez, Raheem Sterling, and a brace from Cole Palmer, showcasing their dominance and attacking prowess. Middlesbrough managed a late consolation goal through Morgan Rogers, but the night belonged to Chelsea, setting up a thrilling Carabao Cup Final appearance next month.

Takeaways

• 😊 Chelsea make two changes to the team including captain Ben Chilwell returning from injury
• ⚽️ Chelsea take the lead early on thanks to an own goal by Johnny Howson
• 👍 Enzo Fernandez doubles Chelsea's lead with his second League Cup goal this season
• 🚀 A superb Axel Diaz goal makes it 3-0 to Chelsea after 30 minutes
• ⚽️ A mistake gifts Cole Palmer Chelsea's fourth goal just before half time
• 🔥 Palmer grabs his second of the night to make it 5-0 to Chelsea
• ⚽️ Mykhaylo Mudryk rounds off a brilliant Chelsea move to make it 6-0
• 😕 Matt Crooks thinks he's pulled one back for Middlesbrough but it's ruled offside
• 🔥 Morgan Rogers scores a great goal to rob Chelsea of a clean sheet
• 🎉 Chelsea thrash Middlesbrough 6-1 to book their place in the League Cup final

Q & A

What competition and stage of the competition was this match?

This was the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal between Chelsea and Middlesbrough.

What was the scoreline from the first leg of the tie?

Middlesbrough held a slender 1-0 advantage after the first leg.

Who scored Chelsea's opening goal to level the tie?

Armando Broja scored to make it 1-0 Chelsea and level the tie at 1-1 on aggregate.

Who doubled Chelsea's lead before half an hour?

Enzo Fernandez scored to make it 2-0 Chelsea after 29 minutes.

Who scored Chelsea's third goal just before half time?

Kai Havertz scored on 37 minutes to give Chelsea a 3-0 lead.

How many goals did Cole Palmer score for Chelsea?

Cole Palmer scored two goals, in the 43rd and 58th minutes.

Who scored Chelsea's sixth goal late on?

Mihailo Mudryk scored Chelsea's sixth goal late in the game.

Which Middlesbrough player scored a consolation goal?

Morgan Rogers scored a consolation goal for Middlesbrough.

What was the final aggregate score over the two legs?

The final aggregate score was Chelsea 6-2 Middlesbrough after a 6-1 win in the second leg.

As a result, which final will Chelsea now contest?

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with the emphatic victory.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Chelsea take early lead against Middlesbrough

Paragraph 1 describes the kickoff of the Chelsea vs Middlesbrough Carabao Cup semifinal second leg. Chelsea need to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg. The crowd observes a minute's applause for former player Tommy Baldwin. Chelsea then quickly take the lead when an own goal from Johnny Howson puts them 1-0 up on the night.

05:00

😃 Chelsea score two more for 3-0 lead before halftime

Paragraph 2 details two more Chelsea goals before halftime to extend their lead. First, Enzo Fernandez scores in the 29th minute to make it 2-0. Then Axel Diaz scores a brilliant goal in the 33rd minute to make it 3-0 after a flowing team move.

10:00

😆 Palmer scores two more in second half thrashing

Paragraph 3 sees Chelsea continue their domination in the second half. Cole Palmer scores two goals to make it 5-0 and put the game beyond doubt. Chelsea substitute Carney Chukwuemeka then scores to make it 6-0.

Keywords

💡Chelsea

Chelsea is one of the teams playing in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal. They are the home team at Stamford Bridge stadium and need to overturn a one goal deficit from the first leg to advance to the final.

💡Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough, nicknamed 'Boro', is Chelsea's opponent in the Carabao Cup semifinal second leg. They won the first leg 1-0 and are trying to hold on to their lead.

💡Carabao Cup

The Carabao Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English football. Chelsea and Middlesbrough are playing a two-legged semifinal tie, with the winner advancing to the Carabao Cup final at Wembley stadium.

💡semifinal

This match is the second leg of the semifinal stage of the Carabao Cup. The semifinal is played over two legs, home and away, to determine the finalists.

💡Wembley

Wembley stadium in London is hosting the Carabao Cup final. The winner of this Chelsea vs. Middlesbrough semifinal tie will advance to play in the final at Wembley.

💡first leg

The first leg refers to the first match of a two-legged cup tie. Middlesbrough won the first leg against Chelsea 1-0, putting them in a good position in this second leg.

💡deficit

After losing the first leg, Chelsea have a one goal deficit to overturn in order to advance. They need to win by at least a one goal margin.

💡advance

The objective for both teams is to advance to the final. Chelsea need to overturn the deficit, while Middlesbrough want to hold on to their first leg lead.

💡thrash

In the end, Chelsea convincingly beat Middlesbrough 6-1 to advance to the final. This big win is described as Chelsea 'thrashing' their opponents.

💡aggregate

The aggregate score over two legs determines who advances. After winning 6-1, Chelsea won 6-2 on aggregate to book their place in the final.

Highlights

Chelsea versus Middlesboro in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal

Chelsea need the Stanford Bridge faithful to help them overturn the deficit and book a place in next month's final

Middlesboro heavily depleted - 3 players are on international duty and 3 are injured

Armando Broja scores to wipe out Middlesboro's lead - Chelsea 1-0 up

Enzo Fernandez scores to double Chelsea's lead just before the half hour mark - Chelsea 2-0 up

Axel Diaz scores a stunning goal after starting the move - Chelsea 3-0 up

Cole Palmer punishes a Middlesboro mistake to make it 4-0 Chelsea

Palmer scores again for his 11th goal this season - Chelsea 5-0 up

Mykhailo Mudryk scores Chelsea's 6th goal on his way to Wembley

Leo Castledine comes on to make his Chelsea debut

Morgan Rogers scores a consolation goal for Middlesboro

Chelsea thrash Middlesboro 6-1 on the night, 6-2 on aggregate

Ben Chilwell's return in the first half was pivotal

Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer shone again for Chelsea

Chelsea book their place in the Carabao Cup final next month

Transcripts

[Applause]

the biggest game of the season so far

according to Moreno poino Chelsea versus

Middlesboro in the second leg of the

carabal cup semifinal Wy awaits for one

of these

teams bur hold a slender one goal

Advantage after the first leg on tside

now Chelsea need the Stanford Bridge

faithful to help them overturn the

deficit and book a place in next month

final two changes for Chelsea from the

team that started against pulham here

Ben chilwell returns as Captain on his

first start since September the other

alteration sees Miko mudri come in for

Conor ganaga mudri was the hero against

Newcastle here in the quarterfinal Malo

Gusto is the latest injury victim so

we're expecting atel di AI to start it

right

[Music]

[Applause]

back make three changes from the first

leg Isaiah Jones so influential at the

Riverside is injured Johnny hon has

passed the lake fitness test but bur as

I say heavily depleted latte La amongst

the injured three players are on

International Duty and three are cup

[Applause]

TI tomm we're going to have a minute's

Applause before kickoff Tommy Baldwin

passed away yesterday 92 goals in 239

games a key player in the first Chelsea

side to win the FA Cup in 197

and the Cup winners cup The Following

[Applause]

Season tago Silva looking for the Run of

chah which is a really good one and he

challenges Glover oh and it's just wide

he says he was fouled by the goalkeeper

is brave to go for it cuz he could have

taken a whack lovely bit of vision from

Thiago Silva but how about the run from

benwell drifting out into a wide

position CH had to race to get to the

ball ahead of fours he did well and he

did even better to keep it away from

Crooks and that's a lovely pass as well

and here's Raheem Sterling back for Brer

One n

Chelsea and bur's Lead wiped

out a big big goal from Armando boy a

lovely Chelsea move Brer had a bit to do

with the Finish but he made sure that he

did it it's Chelsea one B nil who got

the vital touch there it might have been

Johnny

hson the replay will clear it up all we

know for sure at the moment is that

Chelsea a one nil up we don't need to

worry about any intervention from the

[Applause]

officials has he seing plenty of it chse

using the wick whenever they can they

might be able to get on the end of this

as well cut back for Brer there's Enzo

Fernandez

it's

two Chelsea aheading the tie for the

first

time Enzo Fernandez with his second goal

in the caraval cup this season and the

blues double their lead just before the

half

hour measured intricate football once

more the big moment I think is diazi

making it to the pass before Clark this

little reverse pass flick from

Clark just hesitates brers is a shot but

it turns into the most perfect of passes

you see it again here with Sterling's

little flick and then Clark just

hesitated allow DZ to get to that ball

and that little Miss hit if you like

turns into the perfect assist penzo

Fernandez he not going to miss from

there what eight yards out just steers

it into the roof of the net away from

[Applause]

glabber Palmer lovely take nice pass

Fernandez for three if he caught hold of

it Glover would have had a big

problem yeah I think he should score

here brilliant from pal we've seen that

we saw it against fand didn't we a few

weeks ago the reverse

pass certainly shown that they're

capable of doing something on the break

three minutes a different story though

and here's Sterling Diaz continued his

run his AEL Diaz oh what a

goal how about

that Axel there AI with a moment to

remember and Chelsea a three

ner and they look as though they're on

their way to Wembley he started it and

boy did he finish

it it's been a breatht in 15 minutes or

so and once again feature of the first

half really so aggressive those Chelsea

Defenders stepping out and winning that

first ball he's so determined there in

front of Hackney Palmer delivery really

good and just continue his run and then

it's all about can Sterling finding the

pace on the pass I suppose and the angle

cuz Matt Clarks closing him down but he

just feeds it into diazi doesn't have to

break his stride wonderful

[Applause]

goal oh mistake has given Palmer the

ball he can score he

has Cole Palmer makes it 40 to

Chelsea

another goal for him this season he's up

to double figures

now this one came with a bow on it I'm

afraid from a middlesbor perspective but

Palmer who so struggled to find the net

at the Riverside has exercised those

demons here in the first half a fourth

goal for the

blues is it Wembley here we come it

certainly looks that

way Chell playing right wing for the

moment finding coell and he's looking to

defend one if it had come back a little

bit later it would have been a big

problem for

Glover yeah good decision excellent Play

Good awareness I think from Levi Carwell

that the opportunity was on to

strike one disguised in a football boot

of the left

foot and

[Applause]

Sterling

Silva

Palmer brilliant dis looking for his

second of the

night he's annoyed he didn't get it yeah

it's a beautiful pass Palmer beautifully

timed run he just trying to help it into

the far corner of the net doesn't get

anything on it it's difficult with that

spin on

it trying to keep it a tight game oh

Palmer for five brilliant you don't

leave him alone like that he'll punish

you he's ruthless Cole farmer 11 goals

for the season now it's only January

he's already beaten Chelsea's top scorer

in all competitions last

turn well lots of people who like his

shirt lots of people who like him in

their team as

well a man in form 21 years of age with

the world at his feet Cole Palmer yeah

he's been great again tonight it's as

much about the ball from Gallagher

though I would say it's really good on

his weaker side the pace he gets on that

that he generates and the direction is

perfect it's still quite a tough skill

for Palmer to execute opening up the

body weaker fo can you get the the

purchase I suppose is the big thing it's

perfect mad could be six here n mad

there it

is came off venberg on the line but mad

will have that one Chelsea hit bur for

six on the way to

Wembley it's another really good pass I

think it was Conor Gallagher once

more the Matt Clark had a bit of a

problem because if he makes a challenge

it's going to be a penalty inevitably

they try and build down the left hand

side and once more just not comfortable

with the ball but Chelsea's pressure

once again good Conor Gallagher with a

reverse pass and we know when he opens

up the goal like that onto his left foot

there's probably only going to be one

outcome brandenberg does his best to get

back behind Glover and clear M as lines

but can only divert it into the roof of

the net and madw is going to get plenty

of these goals on his left side looked

like it was going to turn inside the far

Corner in any case but vandenberg's the

Unlucky midd

man just thinking that madw had been a

little quiet since his introduction but

the last kind of five minutes he sprung

into

life oh bur have got one back no they

haven't the flag's gone up Matt Crooks

and 4,000 smoggies are disappointed

they're going to celebrate it like it

stood anyway why

not special moment now for Leo castley

he's going to come on and make his

Chelsea debut in place of Raheem

Sterling Castle D has been starring for

the dev Squad this season

player of real promise attacking

midfielder England under 19

International only 18 years of age from

a footballing family his dad Stewart

played for

Wimbledon and this is something Sam that

we've been hoping expecting to see for

quite a while now he's been on the bench

it feels like pretty much the majority

of the season and now he's onto the

pitch still waiting to see the best of a

fit Christopher andu

mostly fan R ree James Romeo lav are all

out but Rogers has a go and he's found

the net and that one will count lovely

finish from Morgan Rogers no clean sheet

for Georgia Petrovic but something

legitimate for the middlesbor fans to

celebrate there's actually a brilliant

bit of movement from Rogers just

spun off his shoulder inside Left

Channel and the Finish is brilliant he

takes it so quickly just shifted it and

then let fly Got Back on side brilliant

run down the side of diazi he's got Lis

O'Brien in

[Applause]

support a magnificent way to reach the

final of the caraval cup Chelsey of

thrash middlesbor in the second leg here

it's 61 on the night a really terrific

display from morito Pino's team

middlesburg didn't show that V but

Chelsea played some excellent football

here Co Palmer got a couple mad diazi

Fernandez all that after H had put

through his own net Sam it couldn't be

more emphatic Chelsea are going to

Wembley no played really well I thought

the intensity was there from the outset

some really good performances some

individual performances and loads that

Maro fontino be thrilled about the

return the proper return of Ben I

thought was pivotal in that first half

but again the quality of his performance

Enzo and of course Palmer who just gets

better and better week after week so

brilliant night and trip to Emy to look

forward to yeah that comes next month on

Friday attention switches to the FA Cup

that Chelsea have booked their place in

the carabal Cup Final the score on the

night was Chelsea six middleb one

Chelsea wins 6-2 on

aggregate