Carabao Cup semi-final draw
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Arsenal will play Crystal Palace in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup but their match will not be played this week.
Follow reaction and EFL Cup semi-final draw after Manchester City beat Brentford and Newcastle see off Fulham.
Arsenal won’t be playing their Carabao Cup quarter-final this week unlike the rest of the teams left in the competition. Cardiff host Chelsea on Tuesday night before Manchester City meet
Holders Newcastle United will face Manchester City in the semifinals of the Carabao Cup. Eddie Howe's side will host the first leg against the eight-time League Cup winners at St James' Park. Five-time winners Chelsea will take on either Arsenal or Crystal Palace in the other semifinal,
This was the week that the quarterfinals were scheduled to be played— Arsenal were supposed to be facing Palace on Tuesday. Instead, the tie was pushed back to next week instead. Two days before Christmas, the sides from either side of the River Thames will do battle at the Emirates Stadium.