Liverpool draw Tottenham in EFL Cup semi-finals

Carabao Cup on a plinth before the 2023-24 final between Liverpool and Chelsea at WembleyImage source, Getty Images
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The Carabao Cup was founded in 1960 as the Football League Cup

Holders Liverpool have been drawn against Tottenham in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup while Arsenal will face Newcastle.

Premier League leaders Liverpool, who have the won the cup competition a record 10 times, will face Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first leg before the return at Anfield.

Arsenal will play Newcastle at Emirates Stadium in the first leg of their tie before the second leg at St James' Park.

The draw also sets up the tantalising possibility of a north London derby in the final of the competition.

Spurs and Arsenal have never met in a major domestic final but have faced each other four times in League Cup semi-finals, in 1968, 1987, 2007 and 2008.

The semi-final first legs will be played in the week commencing 6 January 2025, and the second legs in the week beginning 3 February.

Wembley Stadium will host the final on 16 March.