Ki Sung Yueng's extra time winner sent Sunderland through to the Capital One Cup semi-finals as Chelsea crashed out. Fabio Borini came off the bench to cancel out a Lee Cattermole own goal and then combined with fellow sub Ki to shock the visitors. Andre Schurrle dragged wide for Chelsea late in a first half that neither side got much of a grip on. Less than a minute after the break, however, the visitors went ahead through Lampard when he connected with Cesar Azpilicueta's right wing centre and it went in off Cattermole. Vito Mannone in nets for Sunderland desperately tried to claw the ball back out, but referee Anthony Taylor used goal-line technology to confirm the award. Samuel Eto'o then dragged wide with a clear sight. Mannone kept out Kevin De Bruyne at full stretch as the Blues offensive continued. Cattermole then stung the palms of Mark Schwarzer from distance as Sunderland finally worked Chelsea's veteran stopper, but the Stadium of Light crowd only had a streaker to cheer otherwise. The visitors lost Azpilicueta as he limped off with 20 minutes remaining, so Michael Essien came on at right back. Schurrle then worked Mannone and just when it looked like the Blues would win it Sunderland levelled three minutes from time. Sub Borini squeezed in an equalizer to force extra time when Jozy Altidore's burst on goal occupied Schwarzer and the Chelsea defence. The impact sub then went down in the box under the challenge of Gary Cahill, but referee Taylor turned down penalty appeals. A tense and nervy additional 30 minutes followed. Sunderland went close when a prone Altidore forced Essien into evasive action following a Ki delivery. Schwarzer then tipped over the Korean's header from a Seb Larsson centre. Two minutes from the end of extra time Ki fired in a dramatic winner when fellow sub Borini teed him up. Jose Mourinho's second string were stunned.
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