When is the Carabao Cup semi-final drawn? Date, start time and TV channel

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The draw for the Carabao Cup semi-finals is close, with the quarter-finals taking place this week.

Arsenal take on Crystal Palace, Newcastle United host Brentford and Southampton, without a permanent manager following Russell Martin’s sacking, welcome Liverpool in a packed Wednesday night of football.

In the last quarter-final, Tottenham will fight against a Manchester United team that delivered an exciting derby victory over Manchester City on Thursday evening.

Sky Sports Carabao Cup host Mark Chapman will host the draw after covering the last eight tie with ex-Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp and ex-Manchester City striker Izzy Christiansen helping with the draw.

Here’s everything you need to know about the draw:

When is the Carabao Cup semi-final drawn?

The Carabao Cup semi-final draw will take place on Thursday 18 December 2024 following Tottenham’s quarter-final against Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – which kicks off at 20:00 GMT.

The draw itself was supposed to take place around 22:30 GMT.

Is the draw on TV?

Viewers in the UK can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football at 19:00 GMT. Subscribers can also stream it via Sky Go or NOW TV.

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The Carabao Cup quarter-finals

Ball numbers will be confirmed on the day of the draw

Southampton v Liverpool

Newcastle vs Brentford

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

Tottenham vs Manchester United

When are the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup being played?

The Carabao Cup semi-finals will be played over two legs in the week commencing 6 January and the week commencing 3 February. The winners will battle it out at Wembley Stadium in the final on March 16.