Lescott blunder gives 10-man Chelsea the League Cup edge

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LONDON (AFP) — Joleon Lescott's stoppage time own goal gave 10-man Chelsea a dramatic 2-1 win against Everton in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge here Tuesday.

Shaun Wright-Phillips put Chelsea ahead early but John Obi Mikel was sent-off for an ugly studs-up challenge on Phil Neville and Ayegbeni Yakubu took advantage with a superb equaliser.

Avram Grant's side refused to surrender though and Lescott, under pressure from Wright-Phillips, put into his own net to leave the holders well-placed to reach the final again in the second leg at Goodison Park on January 23.

It was an amazing finish to a fiercely-fought tie that got increasingly spiteful in the closing stages, with Steve Sidwell lucky not to suffer the same fate as Mikel for a...