Arsenal vs Spurs and Chelsea vs Everton

[Freddy Adu]

Arsenal & Spurs face cup showdown

North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham will meet in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup for the second season in a row.

Chelsea, the last team in the draw after beating Liverpool 2-0 on Wednesday evening, will play Everton.

Tottenham, who also play Arsenal on Saturday, have a poor record against Arsene Wenger's team and will have to overcome his impressive youngsters.

The two-legged semi-finals take place in the weeks starting 7 and 21 January.

Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda said he was relishing the chance to exact revenge upon Arsenal, who knocked Spurs out at the semi-final stage last season.

"It hurt us a lot to lose to them last season," he said.

"We were winning 2-0 at home in the first leg and they got it back to 2-2 and we ended up losing the second leg.

"But we have learned from what happened and it will be different this time.

"We can win the trophy this season. We can achieve anything when we perform like we did against Manchester City.

"We would love to be the first team to beat Arsenal at the Emirates this season."

Chelsea manager Avram Grant said his team faced a tough task to reach the final.

"Any game is not easy. Everton are very good this year," he said.

"It's not easy to play against them but it's two games so anything can happen and I hope we will be in the final."