Carabao Cup extra time rules: What happens if quarter-final ...

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Tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-finals will go straight to penalties should they finish as a draw after 90 minutes, with extra-time only coming into play from the semi-final stage of the competition.

Tottenham were knocked out on penalties by Fulham earlier in the tournament, after the second-round match finished as a 1-1 draw following 90 minutes at Craven Cottage.

Those rules will apply again as the last eight begins. Chelsea host Newcastle at Stamford Bridge tonight while Everton face Fulham at Goodison Park. On Wednesday, Liverpool take on West Ham at Anfield and there will be a non-Premier League side in the semi-finals as Port Vale entertain Middlesbrough.

The draw for the semi-finals will take place at the conclusion of Liverpool vs West Ham.

The semi-final stage of the Carabao Cup will played across two legs in January, in the weeks commencing the 8th and 21st.

In the semi-finals, extra time will be played should the aggregate score be level at the end of the second leg, followed by penalties if required.

The same rules are used for the Carabao Cup final, which is scheduled for 25 February 2024 at Wembley Stadium.

Similarly, VAR is only introduced to the Carabao Cup from the semi-final stage onwards.

Who is in the semi-final draw?

Everton or Fulham

Chelsea of Newcastle

Port Vale or Middlesbrough

Liverpool or West Ham