Nya Kirby was still smiling on the coach. He fell asleep against the window before we were out of Brent, with his mouth open and his phone in his lap showing Oleksandr Zinchenko with both arms in the air.
On Wednesday night Chelsea played Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge, and Eden Hazard came off their bench and won it in the 84th minute. The draw was straight after it.
I watched it on the sofa in Dulwich. Emma had 6 days left on her clause. She sat at the other end with her feet under her and a cushion on her knee, and when the presenter picked the first ball out she put the cushion over her face and held it there with both hands.
Tottenham against Chelsea came out first. Then Manchester City, and the ball after it.
[CARABAO CUP SEMI-FINAL. MANCHESTER CITY v CRYSTAL PALACE.]
Nya Kirby had what he had asked the television for.
First leg at the Etihad in the week of the 7th of January. Second leg at Wembley 2 weeks after that.
