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Richard Buxton·3 February 2026
Arsenal and Chelsea's cagey EFL Cup clash summed up in one stat ⚔️
Arsenal and Chelsea's cagey EFL Cup clash summed up in one stat ⚔️ | OneFootball
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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.
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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.
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.
Talk about a war of attrition!
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