Carabao Cup semi-finals to be shown by 'new' broadcasters as major change confirmed

The Carabao Cup semi-finals will be shown on a 'new' broadcaster as a major new television deal has been announced.

On Tuesday, the semi-finals of this season's Carabao Cup get underway as four clubs are set to face off in an attempt to book their place in the final at Wembley Stadium in March.

Arsenal will welcome Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday for the first leg of their semi-final, while Liverpool will travel to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Wednesday.

The broadcast details of both matches have been confirmed for both matches ahead of kick-off, and it will surprise some fans.

While both legs of the two semi-final ties will be shown on Sky Sports, ITV will also be simultaneously broadcasting the semi-final match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on Tuesday.

Details of the deal were announced last year as the two broadcasters agreed to show several matches simultaneously as part of a deal to give all UK football fans the chance to watch more matches on free-to-air coverage.

The Carabao Cup semi-final this month will be the first of several matches in the competition that will be shown on ITV until the end of the 2026/27 season, with at least nine Carabao Cup matches in total being shown.

This includes the final in March, as well as several matches across the earlier rounds.

As part of the deal, ITV will also simulcast 10 matches from the EFL Championship in each full season, and five matches during the second half of the current season

Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1-0 in the Premier League in November. (Image: Getty)

Speaking about the deal, Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport said: “This deal brings viewers free to air coverage of top level knockout football over the coming years, as well as standout matches from the EFL, adding regular live matches to our highlights shows.

"We’re looking forward to bringing fans some superb action and insight from this new, fuller EFL package across the next few seasons.”

The new broadcasts come after ITV provided popular coverage of the summer's UEFA EURO 2024 Tournament as well as several of England's Nations League and international friendly matches.