The final four participants of the 2024/25 Carabao Cup are nearly set as the competition narrows its field while steaming towards a conclusion.
Holders Liverpool remain alive in the field, hoping to reach the final for the third time in four years. Having broken Manchester City’s four-year EFL Cup dominance from 2018 to 2021, the Reds are now the team on top, winning in 2022 and 2024.
Teams hoping to prevent that run from continuing include Arsenal and Newcastle United, with one more semifinal participant still to be decided between Tottenham and 2023 winners Manchester United.
The Sporting News brings you the full breakdown of who could meet in the semifinals, when the draw will take place, and how the semifinals of this year’s EFL Cup will work.
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When is the Carabao Cup semifinal draw?
- Date: Thursday, December 19
- Time: 10:30 p.m. GMT / 5:30 p.m. ET
The Carabao Cup quarterfinal draw will take place on Thursday, December 19 immediately following the quarterfinal matchup between Tottenham and Manchester United.
That match kicks off at 8 p.m. locally in London, meaning the draw will likely take place sometime around 10 or 10:30 p.m. GMT.
Semifinal matches are two-legged affairs that will be played the weeks beginning January 6 and February 3 of 2025. The final will be contested March 16 at Wembley Stadium.
The Sporting News will update this page once the draw has been completed.
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Teams in the Carabao Cup semifinal draw 2024/25
Only Premier League clubs remained in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals, with three of the four semifinal participants now decided.
Arsenal, Newcastle, and Liverpool have all confirmed places amongst the Carabao Cup final four for the 2024/25 season, with Tottenham and Manchester United to contest the last quarterfinal for the remaining semifinal berth.
Carabao Cup quarterfinal results
- Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace
- Newcastle 3-1 Brentford
- Southampton 1-2 Liverpool
- Tottenham vs. Manchester United
How the Carabao Cup semifinals work in 2024/25
There will be some changes made to the semifinal matches in the 2024/25 tournament, which differ from previous rounds.
Most notably, the semifinals are played across two legs with each team getting one home and one road matchup. The team winning the aggregate score will advance to the final at Wembley on March 16.
There will be extra time in the EFL Cup semifinals and final, meaning if the aggregate scoreline is level at the end of the second leg, an additional 30 minutes will be played before a potential penalty shootout is required. Previous rounds of the EFL Cup saw matches level after 90 minutes progress straight to penalties.
Additionally, there will be VAR for the semifinals and final. It has not been in place to this point in the competition but will be used from this point forward, because all remaining participants have the capabilities at their home grounds. Last year, VAR was not used in the semifinals as participants Middlesborough did not have the system at their home stadium.
