Arsenal pulled out a 1-1 draw with Tottenham in the first leg of their Soccer Betting English League Cup semifinals as Theo Walcott scored with 11 minutes left to tie the game. Tottenham had led on a 37th minute goal from midfielder Jermaine Jenas. The draw was a big blow to Tottenham as now they will have to try and win on the road at Arsenal in the second leg. Tottenham has not beaten Arsenal in their last 21 tries. "It's a good result considering that Tottenham created good chances," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "We were resilient and didn't give in. We are in a good position, considering the game tonight, to make it.”
Tottenham outplayed Arsenal in the game but was unable to hold on for the victory. Arsenal actually had a late chance in the 75th minute but Armand Traore was high and wide on his chance. Tottenham blowing a lead against Arsenal is not new. Tottenham had scored first in eight of the last 13 games between the two teams and has still not come away with a win. They led 2-0 last year and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Tottenham is disappointed with the draw but not discouraged. "We deserved a better result that we got tonight, but we've still got another 90 minutes to play," Tottenham coach Juande Ramos said. "Of the two games we've played here (this season), we've been close to getting a victory both times."
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The winner will face either Everton or Chelsea in next month's final at Wembley. Chelsea started well with a 2-1 home victory on Wednesday.
Shaun Wright-Phillips scored one goal and forced an own-goal in injury time to give 10-man Chelsea the 2-1 win over Everton. Wright-Phillips was battling Joleon Lescott when Lescott inadvertently knocked the ball into his own goal and Chelsea got the win.
Chelsea dominated the first half as captain Michael Ballack controlled play and Wright-Phillips gave Chelsea the lead in the 26th minute, taking a pass from Florent Malouda and putting a shot past Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard. Ayegbeni Yakubu tied it for Everton in the 64th minute on a volley into the top of the net. That happened just after John Obi Mikel's was sent off for Chelsea. It was one of the few chances Everton had in the game until Chelsea went down a man. James McFadden almost gave Everton the lead in the 68th minute but his shot bounced off the far post. The game went into injury time when Lescott got the bad break and knocked the Chelsea winner into his own goal.
Chelsea was without Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, while Everton was missing Steven Pienaar. The second leg is scheduled for Jan. 23rd.
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