{"id":298728,"date":"2023-12-20T23:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298728"},"modified":"2023-12-20T23:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:24:10","slug":"carabao-cup-semi-final-draw-liverpool-and-chelsea-avoid-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/carabao-cup-semi-final-draw-liverpool-and-chelsea-avoid-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"CARABAO CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW: Liverpool and Chelsea avoid showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> CARABAO CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW: Liverpool and Chelsea avoid heavyweight final-four showdown with a repeat of mouthwatering 2022 final at Wembley on the cards<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liverpool have been drawn against Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea will take on Michael Carrick&#8217;s Middlesbrough for a spot at Wembley\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Where is Liverpool&#8217;s Declan Rice? If Jordan Henderson hadn&#8217;t taken the Saudi cash, he&#8217;d be in Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s team &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool have been drawn against Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals while Chelsea\u00a0will take on Championship side Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n<p>The first leg ties will be played during the week commencing January 8, 2024, while the return legs will take place later that month, the week commencing January 22.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side reached the final four after downing a hapless West Ham 5-1 at Anfield, with Curtis Jones scoring a brace and Dominik Szoboszlai netting a stunner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea beat Newcastle on penalties to seal their spot in the hat in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham, meanwhile, knocked Everton out on spot-kicks with the match locked at 1-1 at the end of normal time at Goodison Park, while Middlesbrough beat Port Vale 3-0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79193415-0-image-a-4_1703111751478.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/22\/79193417-0-image-a-5_1703111756968.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<h3>Carabao Cup draw<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool v Fulham<\/p>\n<p>Middlesbrough v Chelsea\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick&#8217;s side have reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The draw means that Liverpool and Chelsea, should they triumph in their respective ties, will set up a repeat of the heavyweight 2022 final in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the draw, Liverpool boss Klopp said:\u00a0&#8216;Two spectacular games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Fulham are extremely well set-up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were really unlucky against Newcastle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am not sure I would have given the red card (for Raul Jimenez).<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Really strong, really good team and they want to go to Wembley as well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/23\/79194707-12887669-image-a-22_1703113676756.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/23\/79194709-12887669-image-a-23_1703113681133.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will aim to reach their 14th final and win the cup for the 10th time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fulham have not reached a semi-final of any sort since 2010, when they progressed to the final of the Europa League, and will aim for a surprise cup success next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boro, the only non-Premier League side safely through to the last four, won the competition in 2004 &#8211; the last time the second tier side lifted a major trophy.<\/p>\n<p>The exact dates and times for the semi-finals are yet to be confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The final is scheduled to be played at Wembley on Sunday, February 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12887669\/Liverpool-Fulham-Carabao-Cup-semi-finals-Chelsea-Middlesbrough-Wembley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>CARABAO CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW: Liverpool and Chelsea avoid heavyweight final-four showdown with a repeat of mouthwatering 2022 final at Wembley on the cards Liverpool have <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/carabao-cup-semi-final-draw-liverpool-and-chelsea-avoid-showdown\/\" title=\"CARABAO CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW: Liverpool and Chelsea avoid showdown\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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