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Maresca hasn't spoken with Chelsea hierarchy after 'worst 48 hours' remark

The Carabao Cup semi-final draw takes place tonight with the remaining teams set to discover who stands in their way from a trip to Wembley.

Chelsea were the first team to book their place in the last four, surviving a scare at Cardiff as Enzo Maresca’s substitutes powered the Blues to a 3-1 win.

They are joined by two more teams tonight after Manchester City beat Brentford while Newcastle nicked it at the death against Fulham, though Arsenal’s clash with Crystal Palace will not take place until next week after it was rescheduled due to fixture congestion.

The draw for the last four - the only round of fixtures in the competition that takes place over two legs - will get underway after full-time at Newcastle-Fulham, which kicks off later than usual at 8:15pm GMT.

Closing in on the draw

The draw is supposedly set for 10.35pm, so we should be finding out the ties any moment now...

Chris Wilson17 December 2025 22:29

Rayan Cherki shows superstar potential as Man City breeze into Carabao Cup semi-finals

The report from City’s win tonight...

Take Erling Haaland out of the team and Manchester City still had two of his trademark celebrations. Which, in turn, meant they had a goal to set them on a path to the Carabao Cup semi-finals. If the temptation is to say that Haaland is inimitable, Rayan Cherki delivered his impression of the Norwegian, but more after scoring than in the act of it.

Haaland has many a goal in his repertoire, but probably not the rocket Cherki unleashed from 20 yards, especially as it followed dainty footwork to swerve away from Mikkel Damsgaard. But the tribute was recognisable. First the robot, then the meditative pose. From his vantage point on the bench, Haaland seemed to enjoy it.

In a week in which he dressed up as Santa Claus this week to go out on the streets of Manchester – the Norwegian accent and height meant he fooled few – Cherki showed there are different type of impersonations.

Cherki shows superstar potential as Man City breeze into Carabao Cup semi-finals

Manchester City 2-0 Brentford: Cherki scored a stunner to put City on course to victory while usual bagsman Erling Haaland watched on from the bench

Chris Wilson17 December 2025 22:21

Why is Arsenal vs Crystal Palace being played next week?

The Carabao Cup quarter-final between Arsenal and Crystal Palace will take place next week rather than this week with the rest of the ties after it was rescheduled due to a fixture pile-up.

Palace faced the mildly ludicrous prospect of playing four games in eight days when the calendar reaches mid-December – hosting Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday 14 December before the Carabao Cup clash with the Gunners on Tuesday 16 December (yesterday), a Conference League match against Finnish side KuPS two days after that and then a league game against Leeds to round off the hellish week on Sunday 21 December.

Eagles boss Oliver Glasner had slated the proposed fixture schedule and claimed it would be harmful to his players.

And Palace were given something of a reprieve, with the quarter-final being moved to Tuesday 23 December instead, as both teams confirmed.

Here’s the full story:

Arsenal v Crystal Palace clash rescheduled from ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ date

The Carabao Cup quarter-final will be played a week later than originally planned after strong complaints from Palace

Will Castle17 December 2025 22:10

Newcastle snatch it at the death!

Moments after Newcastle were denied by a stunning save from Benjamin Lecomte, Lewis Miley rises from the corner and heads home what is surely the winner for Newcastle!

The holders lead Fulham 2-1 with four minutes of added time to play and look like they’re heading for the Carabao Cup semis.

Will Castle17 December 2025 22:05