Carabao Cup semi-final draw in full: Liverpool handed tough trip to West London as Chelsea look to make it to Wembley

LIVERPOOL will play Fulham in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup with Middlesbrough up against Chelsea.

The first legs of the semis will take place in the week commencing January 8.

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The ties will be decided in the second leg in the week commencing January 22.

Liverpool and Middlesbrough were both handed home draws for the first leg of their semi-finals.

Chelsea will have to travel to Teeside as they look to build an advantage going into the second leg with Fulham travelling to Liverpool.

It’s the last tim the semi-finals will be decided over two legs – with the semis becoming one legged next season to reduce fixture congestion.

Liverpool were the standout performers in the cup’s quarter-finals, producing a stunning 5-1 victory over West Ham this evening.

Chelsea, meanwhile, needed penalties to make it past Newcastle yesterday evening.

That was also the case for Fulham, who had to go the distance with Everton at Goodison Park to make it to the semis, winning their shoot-out 7-6.

Michael Carrick‘s Middlesbrough are the only Championship team left in the competition, and will be looking to produce an upset over two legs.

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Chelsea’s form this season has been patchy at best, but manager Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate to win his first piece of silverware in England with The Blues.

Liverpool will be overwhelming favourites for the trophy given their performances in the league this season, which could see them top at Christmas if they beat Arsenal on Saturday.

Chelsea’s historic pedigree with silverware will have them favoured as second favourites but they’re only one point above Fulham in the Prem.

Middlesbrough will be massive outsiders as the only Championship club remaining and given the fact they’re up against Liverpool.

Both Chelsea and Liverpool will likely be grateful to have been kept apart, and will both have their fingers crossed that the other will lose in their respective ties in the semis.

Father and son duo Harry and Jamie Redknapp conducted the draw live on Sky Sports after analysing Liverpool’s rout of West Ham.