The 2021-22 edition of the Carabao Cup is nearing itsconclusion as we find out Sam Darnold Jerseys the second finalist to join Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Feb. 27.
Liverpool travels to the Emirates to face Arsenal in the second leg of their semifinal series, a week after Chelsea dusted off Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on aggregate after two victories (2-0 and 1-0).
Arsenal somehow held on at Anfield Road in the first leg despite a Granit Xhaka red card leaving then with 10 men for 66 minutes.
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There's obviously a chance that the two teams finish deadlocked again in Thursday's Alijah Vera-Tucker Jerseys second leg. Here's what you need to know about how the tiebreakers work in the Carabao Cup.
Do away goals count in the Carabao Cup semis?
To start:no,away goals do not count as a tiebreaker in the League Cup semifinals .
That meansif the aggregate scoreline is level at the end of regulation of the second leg, there is Conor McDermott Jerseys no away goals tiebreaker that's applied. The teams will head to 30 minutes of extra time and apenalty-kick shootout, if nece sary.
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The EFL Cup actually did usethe away goals tiebreakerfor two-leg series up until the 2018-19 competition, when it was scrapped along with extra time for single-game elimination rounds.
Regulation :
If the aggregate score is level at the end of ninety minutes in either: the second leg of the Semi-Final; orin the Final Tie, an extra half hour shall be played and if the aggregate score is still level at the end of extra time the winner of that Competition Match shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with procedures as approved by IFAB Cameron Clark Jerseys .
How can Liverpool, Arsenal advance to Carabao Cup final?
The formula is simple for both clubs to advance to the 2022 final: Win the second leg.
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Arsenal will be at home, but a handful of key absences Jermaine Johnson II Jerseys in the squad will level the playing field against a formidableLiverpool team that is second in the Premier League table.But the Reds will also be mi sing two of theirmost important players in Sadio Mane (Senegal) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt), who are both on AFCON duty.
Arsenal is on a mi sion to win its first Carabao Cup since 1993. It made the final on three occasions since then, but fell at the final hurdle in each instance: 2007 (vs. Chelsea), 2011 (vs. Birmingham City)and 2018 (vs.Manchester City).
Liverpool stands alongside Manchester City with most triumphs in this competition (eight), last winning it in 2012. The Reds also made the final in Dan Feeney Jerseys 2016, but lost to Manchester City in a penalty-kick shootout.
