Carabao Cup semi-final draw LIVE: Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham learn fate
The semi-finals will be played over two legs, with the first leg taking place in the week commencing 6 January
Newcastle United will face Arsenal while Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
Newcastle have high hopes of ending their 69-year wait for a major domestic trophy and the Magpies will face Mikel Arteta’s side for a place at Wembley, while Tottenham’s reward for a chaotic 4-3 win over Manchester United will be a tie against holders Liverpool - who they face in the Premier League on Sunday.
Newcastle defeated Brentford 3-1 on Wednesday night while Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick to help Arsenal to a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace. Premier League leaders Liverpool continued their Carabao Cup defence by beating Southampton 2-1.
The semi-final ties take place over two legs –with the first leg in early January and the second leg in early February. The first silverware of the season is contested as the final takes place at Wembley on Sunday 16 March.
Follow the Carabao Cup draw with our live blog below:
Carabao Cup semi-final draw
So, here’s the full draw (all two games of it...), with the teams listed first having the home leg first. Remember, the semi-finals will be played over two legs across the week commencing 6 January and the week commencing 3 February. The winners will battle it out at Wembley Stadium in the final on 16 March.
Arsenal v Newcastle
Tottenham v Liverpool
Ruben Amorim will ‘never speak about referees’ despite Spurs goal
Ruben Amorim made a promise not to speak about referees despite Tottenham’s controversial fourth goal of their win against Manchester United.
Amorim suffered the third defeat of his United tenure but had no issue with Tottenham’s fourth, despite protestations from Altay Bayindir.
“I never speak about referee’s and I will not start now,” Amorim insisted. “I will try to maintain that for a long time.”
“The lads did a great job to recover and we were so near the draw, so near and it could make the difference because we still have time to win the game, but then the fourth goal was really hard for us.”
Gabriel Jesus offers timely solution to Arsenal’s goalscoring woes in Carabao Cup triumph
Gabriel Jesus scored a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal staged an impressive fightback to book their place in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup with a 3-2 win against Crystal Palace.
The home side were staring at an underwhelming exit from the competition at half-time after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s opener for Palace inside just four minutes.
But Jesus, who had scored just once this season heading into Wednesday’s fixture, fired a treble in the second period with substitutes Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka both central to his haul.
Gabriel Jesus offers timely solution to Arsenal’s goalscoring woes in Carabao Cup win
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace: Jesus netted a second-half hat-trick as the Gunners came from a goal down to march into the semi-finals
Harvey Elliott shines brightest as Liverpool sneak through Carabao Cup test
After a full and imposing pre-season under his belt, Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott had lofty ambitions this season. Could he crack a regular starting spot? The diminutive left-footed playmaker, signed amid so much promise from Fulham five years ago, certainly would not have anticipated his first start of the season coming in mid-December. But on a torrential night on the south coast, Elliott shone brightest as the Carabao Cup holders, ultimately, sneaked through at Southampton on Wednesday night.
Harvey Elliott shines brightest as Liverpool sneak through Carabao Cup test
Southampton 1-2 Liverpool: Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott score the goals as the holders progress to the final four despite a second-half onslaught from the Saints
Ange Postecoglou hails injury-hit Tottenham after win over Man Utd
Ange Postecoglou saluted his injury-hit squad after Tottenham Hotspur avoided a late wobble to edge out Manchester United 4-3 in a rip-roaring Carabao Cup quarter-final tie.
Spurs were in cruise control when Dominic Solanke rifled home his second in the 54th minute to add to his first-half opener and Dejan Kulusevski’s effort 46 seconds into the second half.
Tottenham’s back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster pressed the self-destruct button, though, as his two errors set up a nervy finale.
Ange Postecoglou hails injury-hit Tottenham after win over Man Utd
Spurs were without 10 players but held on despite a second-half collapse to set up a two-legged semi-final against Liverpool.
‘Not a mistake’: Ruben Amorim explains Marcus Rashford omission after Man Utd exit
Ruben Amorim insisted it was not a mistake to leave Marcus Rashford out of the Manchester United squad for Thursday’s 4-3 defeat at Tottenham in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Rashford declared on Tuesday he was “ready for a new challenge” after United boss Amorim decided to omit the 27-year-old academy product from the team for the 2-1 derby win at Manchester City on Sunday.
While Rashford’s current deal at the club runs until 2028 and Amorim insisted he wanted the “big talent” to stay on Wednesday, the England international was left at home for this cup tie in the capital to spark more speculation over his future.
‘Not a mistake’: Ruben Amorim explains Marcus Rashford omission after Man Utd exit
Rashford was not in the squad as United lost 4-3 to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals
Carabao Cup semi-final draw
That draw means the possibility of a north London derby in the Carabao Cup final is still alive. What an occasion that would be at Wembley...
A lot of work to do for both Arsenal and Spurs to get past their semi-final opponents though.
Carabao Cup semi-final draw
Which means that the other tie is Tottenham against Liverpool.
The two north London sides will be at home in the first legs.
Carabao Cup semi-final draw
First up it’s Arsenal and they’ll face Newcastle in the semi-finals. Tasty
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