Chelsea advance to League Cup final

London, January 24:

Andriy Shevchenko and Frank Lampard each scored twice and Chelsea routed Wycombe 4-0 for a place in the final of the English League Cup on Tuesday.

The Ukraine striker scored in the 22nd and 43rd minutes in the second leg of the semi-final at Stamford Bridge, following a 1-1 draw at League Two club Wycombe. He also set up Lampard in the 69th, and the midfielder scored his second goal in the 90th.

Chelsea will face the winner of the Tottenham-Arsenal semi-final. The final is on February 25 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Shevchenko’s first goal came when he intercepted a pass from Wycombe’s Tommy Doherty and ran through to score past goalkeeper Ricardo Batista. He then volleyed in a goal from a cross from Didier Drogba for his eighth goal of the season. Lampard took a Shevchenko cross to score his first, then netted in injury time after taking a pass from Drogba.

In the Premier League, substitute Jay DeMerit scored the winner for bottom club Watford in a 2-1 victory over Blackburn.