Alvaro Morata scored a stoppage-time winner in extra time as Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
Willian's early goal looked like it would be enough to send Antonio Conte's side through at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, but Dan Gosling struck in the 90th minute to level the tie with a fine curling effort.
Chelsea will now face Arsenal in the last four, with the first leg of the tie to be played at Stamford Bridge in January.
Player ratings for the match
Chelsea: Caballero (6), Rudiger (6), Ampadu (7), Cahill (6), Zappacosta (5), Drinkwater (6), Fabregas (6), Kenedy (7), Willian (7), Pedro (6), Batshuayi (5)
Subs: Bakayoko (n/a), Hazard (7), Morata (7)
Bournemouth: Boruc (5), Smith (5), Francis (5), Cook (6), Simpson (6), Surman (5), Arter (5), Gosling (7), Mousset (4), Fraser (6), Defoe (n/a)
Subs: Cook (n/a), Ibe (6), Wilson (n/a)
Man of the match: Ethan Ampadu
Antonio Conte: "The most important thing is we're in the semi-finals. Last season we lost to West Ham in the second round so we must be happy with this achievement.
"To reach the semi-final in one of the two cups in England is great for us, especially with a lot [squad] rotation. I had good responses from my players and I hope to continue in this way. Many players had their chances tonight to play from the start and I think I had good responses.
"It's also not simple when you concede a goal in the last minute of the game, so to have this type of reaction shows great character, personality and heart."
Eddie Howe: "It feels heartbreaking to be honest. I thought the players gave everything to get back into the game tonight. We didn't get a great start and they scored a good goal from their perspective, but second half we penned them in with waves of attacks and scored a great goal.
"I was hoping it would go into extra-time, but obviously it didn't happen and the last part of the game was bitterly disappointing."


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