In the end, the fairytale final wasn’t to be.

Spurs striker Harry Kane, whose goals and unbridled energy have lit up the Premier League this season since he broke into the first team, struggled to make an impact as Tottenham Hotspur fell 2-0 to Chelsea in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley this afternoon.

Playing up front as the lone striker, 21-year-old Kane, who went to school in Chingford, found the ball in short supply for long periods of the match.

And when he did get possession, he was unable to find a way past Gary Cahill and John Terry.

The Chelsea defenders had, one suspects, come to Wembley better prepared for Kane than they were when he ran riot against them in Spurs’ 5-3 win against the Blues at White Hart Lane on New Year’s Day.

The England Under-21 striker scored two and won a penalty in the victory over the Premier League leaders.

Today, however, Terry and Cahill made sure there was no repeat performance.

With Chelsea controlling the ball in the opening stages, Kane saw little opportunity.

But after eight minutes, a mazy dribble led him to be brought down by Cesc Fabregas 25 yards from the Chelsea goal. Christian Eriksen planted the free-kick against the crossbar.

Then just two minutes later, a driving run from the halfway line saw his shot from the right edge of the box comfortably saved by Petr Cech.

Without possession, Kane looked an isolated figure for the remainder of the first half as his teammates were unable to get the ball to him, firing a number of shots over the bar.

And it was much the same for the rising star, who is expected to earn a call-up to the senior England side, in the second half.

Midway through the second half, he held off Cahill and was about to drive forward when the defender brought him down, earning a yellow card for his efforts.

On 78 minutes, a run down the right hand side saw him beat one challenge and hit a fizzing cross into the six-yard box, only for the ball to bounce past Nacer Chadli at the far post.

A tussle with Cesar Aspilicueta summed up his afternoon when he was harshly judged to have fouled the bandaged Chelsea defender.

And as the game entered its final stages, the ball found its way to Kane, who was through on goal, but a last ditch tackle by Terry saw his shot blocked.

As the final whistle blew, Kane joined his teammates to applaud the travelling Spurs fans, before making his way down the tunnel as Chelsea celebrated.