[9] Chelsea won their tie 4–0; Scott Sinclair opened the scoring with his first goal for the club in the first half, while a brace from Salomon Kalou either side of another from Steve Sidwell completed the win.

[19] In the second leg at White Hart Lane, there was no doubt about the result, as Tottenham ran out 5–1 winners, their first victory over Arsenal in any competition since November 1999.

Jenas was again on the scoresheet inside three minutes, before an own goal from Nicklas Bendtner gave Spurs a 2–0 half-time lead; Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon doubled their advantage before Arsenal scored their first goal through Emmanuel Adebayor, but Malbranque scored in the final minute to secure a 6–2 aggregate victory.

[20] Chelsea took the advantage in the first leg of their semi-final at Stamford Bridge despite John Obi Mikel's red card thanks to an own goal by Joleon Lescott in second-half injury time; Shaun Wright-Phillips opened the scoring midway through the first half, but Yakubu equalised in the 64th minute, only for Lescott to head a cross from Wright-Phillips into his own net.

[21] In the second leg at Goodison Park, Joe Cole scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute, giving Chelsea a 3–1 aggregate victory and sending them to their third League Cup final in the last four seasons.

[22] Assistant referees: Andrew Garratt (West Midlands)[2] Martin Yerby (Kent)[2] Fourth official: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)[2] Reserve assistant referee: David Bryan (Lincolnshire)[2] Man of the match Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)[1] Match rules Source: ESPN[23]