Capital One Cup 2015: Updated Fixtures, Live Stream and Predictions
Only four teams remain in the 2015 Capital One Cup with League One's Sheffield United joining Premier League giants Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham in the semi-final lineup.
The two-legged last-four ties get under way on Tuesday with Chelsea's visit to Anfield before the Blades travel to Spurs on Wednesday, the return legs taking place a week later.
Mauricio Pochettino's men seemingly have the easiest route to the final, but United have caused their fair share of cup upsets recently, beating West Ham and Southampton on their way to this year's semi-final after making the final four of last term's FA Cup.
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Read on for full scheduling and live streaming details ahead of the semi-final matches and predictions for how things will pan out.
| Date | Fixture | Prediction |
| Jan. 20 | Liverpool vs. Chelsea | 1-1 |
| Jan. 21 | Tottenham vs. Sheff Utd | 3-1 |
| Jan. 27 | Chelsea vs. Liverpool | 2-0 |
| Jan. 28 | Sheff Utd vs. Tottenham | 1-1 |
All matches can be live streamed in the UK via Sky Go, and in the U.S. via beIN Sports Connect.
Preview
The League Cup is often viewed as an inconsequential competition in which managers put out weakened teams in order to rest their major players.
However, that attitude has been absent for much of this year's competition, and will certainly not be prevalent throughout the fans and players of the remaining four teams.
With three top Premier League teams still fighting to make it to the final, there is likely to be some high-quality football on show, especially in Tuesday's opener between Chelsea and Liverpool.
Jose Mourinho is a fan of the League Cup and won it twice in his previous spell as Blues manager—in 2005 and 2007—and the Portuguese will be eager to get one step closer to a third trophy and the potential first leg of a season quadruple.
Having not won any silverware since returning to Stamford Bridge, Mourinho's Chelsea are arguably the best team in England at the moment and come into Tuesday's match on the back of a 5-0 weekend mauling of Swansea, while Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0.
After the match in south Wales, Mourinho immediately turned his thoughts to the Anfield encounter, and although he has quashed talks of a potential quadruple, he says that his team will use it as motivation, per The Guardian's Joe Lovejoy:
"I don’t think that it’s possible for anyone. But it is possible to play for it and to motivate yourself with it."
Chelsea overcame Liverpool 2-1 when they visited Anfield in the league in November and certainly have enough not to lose on Tuesday.
They have 10 wins from 10 at home in the league and thus, if they take a point from Tuesday, they should get the necessary win at Stamford Bridge to see themselves through to the final.
Sheffield United face a tough task to overcome Tottenham over two legs, especially as they visit White Hart Lane in the first.
They will need to be strong in defence against a strong Spurs attack which includes the in-form Harry Kane, a tough task considering the Blades have kept just one clean sheet in 10 League One matches.
United come into the clash on the back of a 1-0 league defeat to MK Dons, while Spurs won late on against Sunderland in the English top flight on Saturday, again courtesy of a Christian Eriksen winner, per football writer Miguel Delaney:
However, Nigel Clough's men recently beat QPR 3-0 away from home in the third round of the FA Cup and have a real knack of turning things on in knockout competitions.
The problem for the Bramall Lane outfit is that, over two legs, Spurs' superior quality is likely to show through, and unless United can get a result in the first leg in north London, their Capital One Cup adventure will likely end at the semi-final stage.
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