Carabao Cup fixtures: When are the Carabao Cup semi-finals? TV channel, team news
THE Carabao Cup semi-finals kick off this evening when Manchester City battle Bristol City at the Ethidad Stadium. Find dates for the other semi-final ties, latest team news and how to watch the games here.
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As the only non-Premier League team left in the competition, Bristol City are rank outsiders to lift the Carabao Cup.
The Championship side face the daunting task of getting past Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City over two legs and then either Arsenal or Chelsea in the final.
But Lee Johnson’s men will be confident of an upset after they stunned Manchester United in the quarter-finals with a 93rd-minute winner.
After a humiliating 4-2 defeat to Nottingham Forrest in the FA Cup on Sunday, Arsene Wenger is looking for his players to beat Chelsea on Wednesday.
Here are the dates and times for all the Carabao Cup semi-final ties and what TV channel they will be on.
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Carabao Cup semi-final fixtures
Tuesday January 9
Manchester City vs Bristol City (first leg): 7.45pm - Sky Sports
Wednesday January 10
Chelsea vs Arsenal (first leg): 8pm - Sky Sports, ESPN 3
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Tuesday January 23
Bristol City vs Manchester City (second leg): 7.45pm - Sky Sports
Wednesday January 24
Arsenal vs Chelsea (second leg): 8pm - Sky Sports
Manchester City vs Bristol City team news
Pep Guardiola is expected to field a strong side against Bristol City, with Claudio Bravo, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne all likely to start.
The players have been exceptional so far
The Premier League leaders will have to make do without midfielder Phil Foden and striker Gabriel Jesus who are both still recovering from injuries.
Ahead of the match, Guardiola said: “We are going to try to win the game, take the best result possible, then go to Bristol away with the best result - that's the only way I know.”
Meanwhile, the Robins are without Jens Hegeler, Gary O'Neil, Callum O'Dowda and Ivan Lucic.
Bristol manager Lee Johnson has praised his players for their gritty performances in the competition.
He said: “The players have been exceptional so far.”
"The effort they've demonstrated to beat four Premier League teams en route has been phenomenal.”
Chelsea vs Arsenal team news
Arsenal’s defensive woes look set to continue, with Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac all sidelined.
Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey could also be absent as they are both still nursing hamstring injuries.
Chelsea are in fine form ahead of the semi-final clash with Antonio Conte also expected to field a near-full strength starting 11.
Several Blues aces could return to the squad including Andreas Christensen and Eden Hazard.
But Chelsea fans will have to wait to see Ross Barkley in action, after Conte said it was "too soon" for him to feature against the Gunners.
