Christian Eriksen's late goal broke Sheffield United hearts as Tottenham
dramatically secured a League Cup final showdown with Chelsea, winning
3-2 on aggregate after a 2-2 second-leg draw.
The Dane had
already curled home a stunning free-kick when he struck again two
minutes from time to rewrite the headlines after teenager Che Adams had
climbed off the bench to net a quick-fire double and turn a thrilling
match on its head.
Eriksen's glorious 28th-minute set-piece
looked set to send Tottenham on their way to a re-run of the 2008 League
Cup final, when the White Hart Lane outfit were 2-1 winners - their
last trophy success.
But United boast a stunning record in
knockout competitions under Nigel Clough, with their first-leg reverse -
inflicted upon the League One side by Andros Townsend's second-half
penalty - only the third defeat they had suffered in 21 previous cup
games under his guidance.
And Adams - who only joined from
non-League Ilkeston in November - was in no mood to allow that tally to
grow, the 18-year-old coming on for the final quarter of an hour and
scoring his first two professional goals in an incredible three-minute
spell.
But after another United substitute, Louis Reed, had
blasted a shot just over from inside the box, Eriksen provided the
killer blow to end an incredible night at Bramall Lane.
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