Do Carabao Cup semi-finals have extra-time or go straight to penalties if drawn?
WE have reached what promises to be a blockbuster set of Carabao Cup semi-finals – and there is always one question at the front of everyone’s mind. Is there extra time and penalties if the tie ends all square after two legs? Liverpool are the current Carabao Cup holdersGETTY Will Carabao Cup semi-final ties go to extra-time and penalties? If the scoreline is level after two legs we’ll go into 30 minutes of extra-time, and then if the score still level it’s penalties. Away goals are not counted as double. Extra-time is only used in the Carabao Cup from the semi-finals and onwards. What happened in the final last year? Last year, Premier League giants Liverpool and Chelsea contested the Carabao Cup final. The Reds secured Jurgen Klopp a piece of silverware in his swansong season after Virgil van Dijk headed in a 118th-minute winner. The Dutchman’s winner in last gasp winner secured a 10th League Cup for Liverpool, the most in the competition’s history. When is the Carabao Cup final? The 2025 Carabao Cup final is set to take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, March 16. Kick-off time has not yet been confirmed, but the 2024 final kicked off at 3pm. The official kick-off time will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
WE have reached what promises to be a blockbuster set of Carabao Cup semi-finals – and there is always one question at the front of everyone’s mind.
Is there extra time and penalties if the tie ends all square after two legs?
Will Carabao Cup semi-final ties go to extra-time and penalties?
If the scoreline is level after two legs we’ll go into 30 minutes of extra-time, and then if the score still level it’s penalties.
Away goals are not counted as double.
Extra-time is only used in the Carabao Cup from the semi-finals and onwards.
What happened in the final last year?
Last year, Premier League giants Liverpool and Chelsea contested the Carabao Cup final.
The Reds secured Jurgen Klopp a piece of silverware in his swansong season after Virgil van Dijk headed in a 118th-minute winner.
The Dutchman’s winner in last gasp winner secured a 10th League Cup for Liverpool, the most in the competition’s history.
When is the Carabao Cup final?
- The 2025 Carabao Cup final is set to take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, March 16.
- Kick-off time has not yet been confirmed, but the 2024 final kicked off at 3pm.
- The official kick-off time will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
