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When is the Carabao Cup draw? Arsenal and Tottenham target semi-final place

The Carabao Cup trophy.
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Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will both be looking to secure their place in the semi-final draw for the Carabao Cup as their respective charges continue this week.

The Gunners will host Crystal Palace in their quarter-final clash on Wednesday night at the Emirates Stadium.

Victory for the Gunners would see Mikel Arteta and his men reach the semi-final of the competition and move a step closer to reaching this season's showpiece at Wembley Stadium.

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Tottenham are also in quarter-final action when they host Manchester United on Thursday night.

Ange Postecoglou's swashbuckling team will go into that tie on the back of a 5-0 win away at Southampton - in the Premier League - at the weekend.

Victory for Arsenal and Tottenham would, in turn, see both north London clubs in the hat for the semi-final draw, which is scheduled to take place this week.

Here, football.london takes a look at the details needed to watch the Carabao Cup semi-final draw;

When is the Carabao Cup semi-final draw?

The Carabao Cup semi-final draw is scheduled to take place on Thursday evening - after the conclusion of Spurs' game vs Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The draw is expected to get underway at 10.30pm and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Carabao Cup semi-final dates

Due to the new Champions League format, there have been changes to the semi-final schedule for the Carabao Cup. Should Arsenal get past Palace - and Spurs defeat United - then the first leg fixtures for those semi-finals are scheduled to take place on January 8. The return legs will then be played on the week commencing February 5.

Carabao Cup quarter-final fixtures

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace (Wednesday night)

Newcastle United vs Brentford (Wednesday night)

Southampton vs Liverpool (Wednesday night)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United (Thursday night)