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- How Boro took advantage
- Boro believe they can finish the job
- Carrick hails team after 'special' night
- Hasselbaink points to Caicedo's error
- Pochettino bemoans missed chances
- What happened with the Chelsea fans?
Middlesbrough will take a one-goal lead into the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final after a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium.
Hayden Hackney's first-half finish for the Championship side put Michael Carrick's men in front to the delight of the home crowd, while Cole Palmer uncharacteristically spurned three excellent opportunities for the misfiring Premier League team.
Mauricio Pochettino's team dominated possession but did not do enough to find the equaliser on the night and succumbed to a fifth away defeat in six matches. They have left themselves with work to do to reach the final at Wembley. Boro can dream.
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Boro played with intent from the outset. Levi Colwill's poor defensive header allowed Emmanuel Latte Lath through on goal inside the first minute of the match but the forward failed to connect properly, his shot proving comfortable for Djordje Petrovic.
It was doubly costly for Carrick's side because Axel Disasi's desperate lunge in trying to block the shot caught Latte Lath and the Ivorian was forced off injured as a result of the challenge. Josh Coburn replaced him but Boro then lost Alex Bangura too.
Middlesbrough's players were delighted to give the home crowd a night to remember, while appreciating that the job is far from done.
"We stuck to the plan and tried to keep it tight and catch them on the counter," Hackney told Sky Sports. "It was a great ball, I just got on the end of it. I think we did really well tonight, but it's a completely different game away from home. We will give it our best shot."
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Hayden Hackney and Jonny Howson react to their side's 1-0 win over Chelsea
Experienced midfielder Howson is at the other end of his career and relished the occasion. "These opportunities do not come around too often. It is the first time in my career. You have to make the most of it, give it your all, your best shot and see what happens."
Isaiah Jones, the player of the match, added: "Because we were at home, we needed to use the crowd as our 12th man and I thought we did that with our early chances in the first half. We have belief. Hopefully, we can go there, get the win and go to Wembley."
"It was very special. I know it's a two-legged affair and it's still all to play for. But given all that we have had to go through as a club, with the injuries and the squad being where it is at, to beat a team of Chelsea's quality in any shape is unbelievable.
"The lads were exceptional tonight. Their effort was off the scale and it was an incredible night. Seeing the players fighting and scrapping together, bodies were everywhere at the end. It is a great feeling as I am really proud of them."
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Michael Carrick reacts to his side's win over Chelsea in the first leg of their semi-final
Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink put the blame for the winning goal squarely on midfielder Caicedo for his strange decision to stop tracking the run of Hackney. "The goalkeeper has no chance but we cannot forget Caicedo," Hasselbaink told Sky Sports.
"It becomes a one v one and if you have determination you do not lose your one v one, you just keep running with your man and you make sure you stay with them. At the last moment, you give them a little nudge so that they cannot put the ball in. He stopped."
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Pundits Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Izzy Christiansen were critical of Moises Caicedo
Speaking more generally about Chelsea's performance, he added: "I felt there was a plan but they needed to do more to break the lines. There needed to be unselfish runs to open the space up. You need to not put crosses in if you only have [Raheem] Sterling in the box.
"It is about know-how and understanding your team-mates. It did not happen enough with Chelsea. It was slow, it was laboured and there were too many turnovers for Boro to have joy. And that's why they were dangerous.
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The Mirror's Andy Dunn and Daily Mail's Riath Al-Samarrai react to Chelsea's surprise defeat
"Today, the approach was good. We can't say anything about the attitude but we made mistakes in the first half and gave chances for them to score. They were aggressive and played on the transition. It was hard to break down this block.
"We had too many chances to score and that's football. It's only the first half of the tie and we have another 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge so we have to be positive.
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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino reacts to his side's 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough
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Chelsea's fans expressed their frustration after being beaten by Middlesbrough
There were tense scenes at the final whistle as the away supporters appeared to react angrily towards the Chelsea players, but Pochettino was keen to stress that this was not the case.
"Don't be confused. Our fans were reacting to Middlesbrough fans, not with our players," he said.
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Following their shock loss at Middlesbrough, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino insists Thiago Silva was calming down tensions between his side's fans and those of the Championship side.
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