This Sunday sees the first major domestic silverware on offer for the season as arch rivals Chelsea take on Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in the Capital One League Cup Final.
Chelsea will be playing in their 7th League Cup final, having won four, most recently in 2007. Their most recent appearance in the final however was the first at the new Wembley, which they lost in 2008……to Tottenham.
The game will be Chelsea's first domestic cup final since their victory in the 2012 FA Cup Final.
Chelsea manager José Mourinho was in charge of the Blues for their League Cup wins in 2005 and 2007, and squad members Petr Čech, John Terry and Didier Drogba played in both finals, with the latter scoring in both victories.
Tottenham will be making their 8th appearance in the final, having won four previous times, last of which was the previously mentioned triumph in 2008 against their London rivals.
Tottenham's most recent appearance was actually a defeat against Manchester United in a penalty shootout the following year.
Of their squad in the 2014–15 season, captain Younès Kaboul was an extra-time substitute in their 2008 victory, while Aaron Lennon (who is currently on loan at Everton) started that match and the defeat in 2009.
The two teams also played at the old Wembley in the 1967 FA Cup Final, which Tottenham won 2–1. Tottenham's most recent appearance at Wembley was also against Chelsea, a 5–1 defeat in an FA Cup semi-final in 2012.
If recent league matches are any indicator for what we can expect then it is very close to call as Chelsea won their home fixture 3-0 in December, and Spurs won the return fixture in January 5-3 in an epic encounter.
Chelsea have beaten Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Derby County, and Liverpool en route to the final, whereas Spurs has seen off Nottingham Forest, Brighton, Newcastle United, and Sheffield United.