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Tottenham Hotspur have a chance – a slim one to be sure, but still a chance – to take home silverware and cup glory in today's Capital One Cup final against Chelsea. They have a more than zero percent chance of beating the presumptive league winners on a neutral field where fan support will be at worst equal.
Tottenham Hotspur are underdogs, to be sure, but they were underdogs at White Hart Lane against Chelsea on New Year's Day and they thumped them 5-1. Matic is suspended. Mourinho is playing mind games. It could happen!
It's one match. Anything can happen in one match at Wembley. Go for glory. The game is about glory. Pull out the stops. No rotation, no capitulation. Strongest possible team. Pull out the stops. Leave everything on the field. Press them off the pitch. Get the ball to Harry Kane. Let Christian Eriksen take the free kicks. Put the white ribbons on the trophy and lift it high.
CUP FINAL, Y'ALL.
CUP. FINAL.
COYS.
Lineups:
#THFC team: Lloris (c), Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose; Bentaleb, Mason; Chadli, Eriksen, Townsend; Kane #COYS pic.twitter.com/n0QP7c00Xm
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 1, 2015
#THFC subs: Vorm, Davies, Fazio, Dembele, Stambouli, Lamela, Soldado #COYS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 1, 2015
Team to face Spurs: Cech; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Ramires, Cahill, Fabregas; Willian, Diego Costa, Hazard. #CFCWembley
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 1, 2015
Today's subs: Courtois, Filipe Luis, Ake, Oscar, Cuadrado, Drogba and Remy. #CFCWembley
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 1, 2015
How to Watch:
Match Date: Sunday, March 1, 2015
Time: 3:00 pm GMT (11:00 a.m. ET)
Location: Wembley Stadium, London, England
Weather: Afternoon showers and windy. High 52º F.
TV/Streaming: Will this match be televised? You bet your butt. USA and Canada residents can watch it on beIN Sports, or stream it live through beIN SPORTS CONNECT. UK residents can watch it on Sky Sports 1. Aussies can watch it on SBS 1 Australia. Elsewhere, find your local listings for the match here.
Radio: BBC Radio London 94.9 normally broadcasts Spurs' matches (unavailable in the USA without a proxy). If you are a (free) MySpurs or OneHotspur member you can listen on Spurs' official website, though it's not always reliable.
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