Chelsea to face Tottenham and Arsenal will face Liverpool for a place in the Final of the EFL Carabao Cup.
Out of all the teams in the Semi-final draw of the Carabao Cup, perhaps Liverpool will feel the luckiest. The Reds came crawling back from 3-1 to beating Leicester on penalties. It was difficult, but the Merseyside club are now in the Semi-Final of the Carabao Cup and have a chance to win a trophy this season.
Antonio Conte and his men were able to see off West Ham to set up a meeting with 2015 winners Chelsea.
Chelsea scored two late goals against Brentford to advance to the Semi-Finals. An own goal from Brentford and a Jorginho penalty was enough for The Blues.
Arsenal emphatically secured qualification against Sunderland yesterday with Eddie Nketiah scoring a hat-trick in a 5-1 win.
Semi-Final Draw
Chelsea v Tottenham
Arsenal v Liverpool
Arsenal and Chelsea will both play at home first and the ties will be played in weeks commencing 3 and 10 January. The final will be played on the 27th of February 2022.
Chelsea are 5 times the winners of the competition. Tottenham have also won it four times. Liverpool have won it eight times (same as Manchester City) while Arsenal have only won the competition twice in the long history.
Chelsea last won the competition in 2015 but lost a final to Manchester City in the 2018/19 season.
Liverpool last won it in 2012. Tottenham lost a final against Manchester City last season, but they won it in the 2007/08 season, defeating Chelsea in the final.
