The first domestic cup competition has now firmly reached the business end with Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and others hoping to make it all the way to Wembley
The Carabao Cup trophy
The Carabao Cup trophy
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The semi-final ties will be confirmed on Wednesday night as the season's first cup competition reaches its latter stages.
lifted the trophy last season, ending their long wait for silverware by beating at Wembley. And as it stands, the Magpies remain in the competition, with the draw for the final four set to take place after their quarter-final clash with Fulham at St James' Park.
are the only side guaranteed to be a part, having beaten Cardiff on Tuesday night. take on Brentford in Wednesday's other last-eight meeting.
We will know three of our four semi-finalists by the time the balls are drawn, but the final entrant will not be confirmed until next week. were due to face this week, but that game was forced to be moved due to the Eagles' participation in the Conference League.
The draw is expected to get underway at around 10.15pm - unless Newcastle vs Fulham goes beyond the 90 minutes. We will have all the build up and live updates from the draw as the two-legged ties are officially confirmed...
How to watch the Carabao Cup draw?
The draw will take place on Sky Sports Main Event, with host Simon Thomas accompanied by Jamie Redknapp and Michael Brown. Viewers can also watch on the Sky Sports YouTube channel.
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Two ties ongoing at the moment, Manchester City are leading Brentford 1-0 through a Rayan Cherki goal and Newcastle vs Fulham is 1-1, with the hosts going in front and then the Cottagers quickly hitting back.
The draw will follow that game at St James' Park, which is in the 32nd minute.
Rayan Cherki put Man City in front against Brentford
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