Chelsea's
shock defeat to Bradford could be bad news for Liverpool at Stamford Bridge
tonight, according to Phil Babb.
That stunning FA Cup upset ended any notion of a domestic treble Jose
Mourinho had already dismissed as "too difficult", but his side could book a
date in the season's first major cup final this evening.
Chelsea go into the second leg of their League Cup semi-final level at 1-1
with Liverpool, who failed to turn their overall dominance at Anfield last
week into a first-leg lead.
And former Liverpool defender Babb told Sky Sports News HQ's Morning View
Mourinho will not stand for a second cup exit in the space of four days.
"It's always difficult to play Chelsea," he said. "But particularly after
that result which shocked the football world.
"They're a wounded tiger - Jose will have those boys pumped up for tonight,
and he will not expect anything other than a victory. He'll have the
big-hitters back as well - he rested nine at the weekend, so it's going to
be a formidable task for Liverpool, that's for sure."
Liverpool were less than convincing in their own FA Cup tie at the weekend
as Championship Bolton held them to a goalless draw on Merseyside.
Babb said: "They just weren't firing on any cylinders. Maybe they had one
eye on tonight's fixture, but you'd expect Liverpool - after the confidence
they took from the Chelsea game - to come through that tie convincingly.
"But they couldn't score, and that worries me ahead of tonight's game."
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