Today on LiveScore: Conte makes Stamford Bridge return

Chelsea and Tottenham kick off the Carabao Cup semi-finals tonight with a tasty all-London affair.

We have plenty of preview content ahead of that clash, as well as the latest transfer news and unique features for you to enjoy.

Chelsea vs Tottenham

Spurs boss Antonio Conte heads back to his old stomping ground of Stamford Bridge this evening for the first leg of a mouthwatering semi-final encounter.

The Blues have won six of their last eight meetings with their city rivals, losing only once — though that sole defeat did see them exit this very competition on penalties last term.

The hosts will be hoping that their £97.5million forward Romelu Lukaku can write some positive headlines this evening after finding himself dropped on Sunday following controversial comments in an interview.

Ahead of the clash, we look at the importance of getting the Belgian firing again.

With Spurs rapidly improving and Thomas Tuchel’s side enduring somewhat of a slump, which players would make a combined XI of the two squads?

We have had a go at pulling our LiveScore side together — be sure to take a look and let us know what you think on social media.

Transfers latest

The January window is already in full flow with deals being done on a daily basis around Europe. 

Not everyone can afford to battle for the game’s biggest stars, though. Some clubs have to get more creative when identifying realistic transfer targets.

We have taken a look at five gems from the Championship who look tailor-made for a step up to Premier League football.

Over in Italy, Roma boss Jose Mourinho looks set to make Arsenal’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles his first January swoop with a loan deal rumoured to have been agreed between the two clubs.

Could the Special One attempt to utilise his vast Premier League knowledge even more this window? We profile some of the players Mourinho could look to lure to Italy.

As well as the above, we have our usual daily dose of rumours rounded up in our Transfer Talk column.

Today leads on reports that Fiorentina hotshot Dusan Vlahovic is a top target for Arsenal, with the Gunners hoping to get in early ahead of the competition to land their man.

Before you go

Aside from the transfer gossip, we have plenty of great football features for you to enjoy.

We put Barcelona under the microscope after club president Joan Laporta declared the cash-strapped LaLiga giants are “back” following the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City.

West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen is also in the limelight with the Hammers attacker playing a starring role this season.

With three goals and seven assists this Premier League campaign, we analyse whether Bowen could be a target for top clubs this window and even force his way into Gareth Southgate’s World Cup plans.

There has been plenty of change in the Premier League dugouts this term too.

Check out our rankings of the new top-flight bosses including Steven Gerrard, Ralf Rangnick, Claudio Ranieri and more. 

Worried you have missed a big January deal? All completed transfers in the Premier League can be found under one roof on the link below — be sure to keep it bookmarked.