Arsenal to face Liverpool in EFL Cup semi-final as Chelsea battle Tottenham

• Liverpool qualified to the EFL Cup semi-finals after a penalty shoot-out victory over Leicester City
• Antonio Conte will face former team Chelsea after Tottenham booked their semi-final spot following their win against West Ham
• Arsenal will now face Liverpool in the semifinal as their last League Cup victory was in 1993 and since then they have suffered three final defeats

Arsenal have been drawn to face bitter rivals Liverpool while Chelsea square up with Tottenham in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup after all four semi-finalists were confirmed on Wednesday BBC reports.

The Gunners who ran riot on Tuesday against Sunderland winning 5-1 to book a place in the semi-finals would face a Jurgen Klopp side that scrapped past a spirited Leicester City side via penalties.

Liverpool trailed 1-3 against Leicester but rallied back in a thrilling game on Wednesday to settle for a duel against Arsenal a team that has failed to win the EFL Cup since 1993 and have lost three finals including a 3-0 bashing suffered at the hands of Pep Guardiola’s Mancity team in 2018.

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In the other semi-final, Antonio Conte will face familiar foes when he leads his Spurs team against Chelsea in an all-London affair.

Chelsea won 2-0 at Brentford on Wednesday, December 22, while Tottenham overcame West Ham 2-1.

Speaking to Skysports after Spurs victory, Antonio Conte confirms every team now wants to win the EFL Cup trophy considering difficult it is now to win a major trophy in England.

Tottenham will be looking to end their trophy drought after they last won a major title back in 2008.

The semi-finals are scheduled over two legs with the first of each played in the week commencing 3 January 2022.

The deciding legs will take place in the week commencing 10 January, with the final at Wembley on 27 February.

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Two late goals including an own goal by Pontus Jansson were enough to earn the Blues a place in the last four of the competition.