Liverpool face Chelsea in Capital One Cup Semi Finals

Premier League leaders Chelsea have been pitted against Liverpool in the Capital One Cup semi-final.

Brendan Rodgers’ side beat Bournemouth 3-1 in the quarter-final on Wednesday night, while Chelsea beat Derby by the same scoreline on Tuesday.

The first leg of the semi-final will be played at Anfield the week commencing January 19, with the second leg taking place the following week.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho won his first trophy in England by beating Liverpool to the League Cup in 2005, and his side will be away in the first leg.

‘It will be a fantastic tie,’ Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers told Sky Sports.

‘If you want to win this competition you have to play against the good sides.

‘The most important thing was getting through, but our performance was brilliant.

‘We’re into the semi-final, it’s over two legs and it didn’t matter who we got. We needed to get there, it’s Chelsea and we look forward to it.’

In the other semi-final Tottenham take on Sheffield United after Mauricio Pochettino’s side thumped Newcastle 4-0.

Spurs will have home advantage in the first leg and will be firm favourites to reach the final of the competition they won 2008.

League One side Sheffield United booked their place in the last four by knocking out Southampton on Tuesday night.

Nigel Clough’s Blades went to Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals last season, while the template in this tournament was set by Bradford going all the way to the final in 2013.