Arsenal and Chelsea's cagey EFL Cup clash summed up in one stat ⚔️

The battle for this season's first EFL Cup final spot remains on a knife edge.

Arsenal host Chelsea in Tuesday's semi-final second leg with the hosts heading into the tie with a slender advantage from the previous encounter at Stamford Bridge.

Liam Rosenior's side need to seize the initiative with a 3-2 aggregate to overturn but it's been a slow burner at the Emirates Stadium from them as much as the Gunners.

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Things got so cagey towards the end of the first half that the teams' combined involvement in their opposing penalty areas was dwarfed by their foul count.

– Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Talk about a war of attrition!

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