Chelsea to face Spurs in League Cup final

Holders Chelsea will meet London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in next month's League Cup final at Wembley Stadium after beating Everton 1-0 in the second leg of their semi-final at Goodison Park yesterday.

Chelsea, holding a 2-1 first-leg lead, wrapped up an evenly balanced tie after 69 minutes when Joe Cole scored with a brilliant volley after a long raking pass from Florent Malouda.

Earlier Nicolas Anelka hit the Everton crossbar while Joleon Lescott went close for the home side after only 10 minutes but saw a fine header scrambled away by Chelsea keeper Petr Cech.

The only other occasion Chelsea and Tottenham have met in a major final was in 1967 when Spurs won 2-1 in the first all-London FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

They were due to meet at White Hart Lane in a Premier League match on February 23 but instead will face each other in the first League Cup final at the new Wembley the following day.