Tottenham Hotspur reached the League Cup final after suppressing a late uprising from third tier Sheffield United as Christian Eriksen struck twice to seal a 3-2 aggregate win last night.
Tottenham, who will face Chelsea in the final at Wembley on March 1, appeared to be cruising when they took a first-half lead through Eriksen’s stunning free-kick which took their aggregate advantage to 2-0.
Sheffield United teenager Che Adams came off the bench, however, to turn the tie on its head with two goals in two minutes to give his team a 2-1 lead and level the scores over two legs.
Eriksen ensured four-times winners Spurs avoided playing extra-time when he found space on the edge of the lower league side’s box with two minutes remaining and calmly slotted home.
“We were in cruise control and that was the worst thing we could have done. Credit to Sheffield United but it shows how much character we have,” Tottenham’s Harry Kane told reporters after the match.
“At Wembley anything can happen. It’s 1-1 between us this season... it’s a decider if you like and there’s no better place for it than Wembley.”