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Last 10 finals have been contested by Chelsea 4 timesTottenham Hotspurs 3 timesManchester United 2 timesLiverpool 2 timesMiddlesborough 2 timesLiecester City 2 timesTranmere Rovers 1 timeBirmingham 1 time Blackburn 1 timeBolton 1 timeArsenal 1 timeWigan1 timeChelsea face London rivals Tottenham in the first Carling Cup final to be played at Wembley since 2000.The Blues will be looking to defend the trophy they won in Cardiff 12 months ago after a fiery encounter with Arsenal.Ugly scenes marred the end of that match as Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor and John Obi Mikel were all sent off and there were seven minutes of stoppage time.This year's final promises to be memorable for footballing reasons as Tottenham go in search of their first major trophy since they triumphed over Leicester in the 1999 final.Martin Jol was in charge at Tottenham as they began their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough, before Juande Ramos came in for the game against Blackpool in the next round.Ramos has a superb record in cup competitions and has led Spurs impressively to the final.The highlight of their run was undoubtedly the 5-1 thrashing of Arsenal in the semi-final, which upset the form book and suggested Tottenham were also capable of turning over Chelsea in the final.Spurs' sluggish performance in their Uefa Cup clash against Slavia Prague on Thursday betrayed their claims that they would not start focusing on the final until Friday morning.Duo set to start for SpursDimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane played a half each against Slavia but are almost certain to start together up front on Sunday.Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Jenas and Steed Malbranque are certainties for midfield places but Ramos faces a dilemma over whether to include Didier Zokora or Tom Huddlestone in the centre.An even trickier decision for Ramos will be whether to keep Paul Robinson in goal after his impressive display against Slavia or recall Radek Cerny.Ledley King has been saved in recent weeks with the final in mind, and he is set to partner Jonathan Woodgate in central defence even if he is not 100 per cent fit.Chelsea are still in the hunt for the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, and they will be hoping to take the first step towards an unprecedented quadruple.Tricky decisionsAvram Grant made 11 changes to his side for the midweek game against Olympiakos and he is set to tinker yet again.He is spoilt for choice with no new injury worries, and must decide on the formation of his team as well as the personnel.Didier Drobga and Nicolas Anelka have yet to play in tandem and it seems improbable that Grant would alter his approach and go with two strikers.Joe Cole, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou appear to be vying for two spots, while Frank Lampard, Michael Essien, Michael Ballack and Claude Makelele will all be desperate to feature in the centre of midfield.John Terry could be recalled in defence but Ricardo Carvalho and Alex have both impressed in recent weeks.

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I want Spurs to win for the good of the premiership they neeed to be in at least uefa cup next season so they can build and fight for it under a real manager

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Not sure which way this will go.. guess most people will back Chelsea but it wont be easy for them imoIll be pissed who ever wins so hey
lol @ people wanting us to win. Everyone from the media, to neutrals have been backing Spurs for the past week. I can see Spurs beating us, they'll have to draw first blood for this to be a good match, otherwise we'll score and park the bus.
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f*ck spurs don't like them but in a one of game they can beat most and its 'their FA cup final!!!!!' whilst Chesea have been there and done it. Want chelsea to win it and gain some momentum to make the title run in more interesting. 2-1 but not sure which way its going.

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