Middlesbrough stun Chelsea flops to take League Cup semi-final lead

10 Jan

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Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva organises his defence against Middlesbrough. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned a familiar lack of cutting edge after his team lost the first leg of their League Cup semi-final 1-0 to Championship side Middlesbrough at the Riverside on Tuesday.

Hayden Hackney scored the only goal on 38 minutes as Pochettino's expensively assembled array of stars again failed to perform away from home.

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