Do away goals count in Arsenal vs Chelsea decider? Extra-time rules explained for Carabao Cup semi-final | OneFootball

London rivals lock horns once again with Carabao Cup semi-final tie delicately poised

Chelsea must breach the Arsenal defence at least once to have any hope of reaching the Carabao Cup final

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Chelsea have it all to do if they are to reach the Carabao Cup final.

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The Blues make the short trip across town trailing by one from the first-leg just under three weeks ago.

Liam Rosenior’s side were somewhat the masters of their own downfall at Stamford Bridge with Robert Sanchez’s costly mistakes resulting in cheap goals for Ben White and Viktor Gyokeres in both halves.

Arsenal, meanwhile, are protecting a one goal lead in front of their own supporters and know that avoiding defeat inside 90 minutes will be enough to book a place in the Carabao Cup final.

Here, Standard Sport takes a look at how the rules work for the Carabao Cup semi-final.

Do away goals count?

No. Away goals will not count in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.

The English Football League (EFL) scrapped the away goals rule in the 2018-19 season, which previously only came into effect after extra-time in the semi-finals.

Is there extra-time in the Carabao Cup semi-final?

Yes. Extra-time will be used on Tuesday night should aggregate scores be level after 90 minutes.

From there 30 more minutes will be played after which the outcome may be decided by a penalty shootout if Arsenal and Chelsea still can’t be separated.

This marks a significant change from previous rounds where tie goes straight to penalties if the score is level after 90 minutes. Case in point is Arsenal’s quarter-final win over Crystal Palace when they conceded a late equaliser in normal time.

The only way we'd get extra time and possibly penalties is if Chelsea win the tie inside 90 minutes by a one-goal margin.