Middlesbrough v Chelsea: Carabao Cup semi-final first leg – live

Hello, good evening and welcome to live coverage of Middlesbrough v Chelsea at the Riverside in the first leg of the Carabao Cup. The last time Chelsea won this competition, in 2015, Mauricio Pochettino was the losing manager, an honour he would like to bequeat Jurgen Klopp or Marco Silva next manager.

Michael Carrick has happier memories of the League Cup, which he won three times at Manchester United, though this is a challenge of a different hue. Since taking over at the Riverside 15 months ago, Carrick has spent around £9m. In the same period Chelsea have spent the GDP of Samoa.

Despite the inequality, Boro will fancy their chances of troubling Chelsea tonight and getting a result to bring to Stamford Bridge in a fornight’s time. The winners will play Liverpool or Fulham in the final.

Kick off is at 8pm, and we’ll have team news shortly.