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'Fans need to support the players and nothing else': Mauricio Pochettino and Maurizio Sarri call on Chelsea and Tottenham fans to stop using offensive terms before Carabao Cup semi-final Tottenham welcome Chelsea to Wembley in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg Chelsea fans are under the spotlight after a number of high-profile incidents Boss Maurizio Sarri called on fans to focus their energy on supporting Chelsea 'We would like to have their support for us, not against the opponents,' he said  

By Matt Barlow for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:36 GMT, 7 January 2019 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 7 January 2019

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A semi-final which promises to deliver the best of London football on the pitch has both clubs fearing what they might hear from the Wembley stands.

Almost 5,000 Chelsea fans will be accompanied by Stamford Bridge stewards, and security will be tight for Tuesday night's Carabao Cup tie, the first derby against Tottenham since anti-Semitic chants resurfaced last month at a Europa League tie in Hungary.

These old songs, which use the Y-word to refer to Spurs fans, prompted UEFA to open an investigation and sparked an angry reaction from Roman Abramovich. The same songs were heard briefly in the away end at Watford on Boxing Day. 

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has urged fans not to sing offensive songs about Tottenham

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has urged fans not to sing offensive songs about Tottenham

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