When is the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-final draw? Everything you need to know plus possible Liverpool opponents
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Liverpool visit Southampton for a place in the EFL Cup semi-finals, but many fans are looking past the quarter-final to know the details for the draw and who they can get.
Only eight sides remain in the EFL Cup this term, and each one also comes from the Premier League. You even have to go all the way back to Sheffield Wednesday in 1990/91 for the last time that a non-top-flight team won the English Football League's club competition, as well.
A total of 10 EFL Cup titles even sit in Liverpool's trophy cabinet with the Merseyside natives the most successful side in the competition's history. Additionally, Liverpool are the reigning EFL Cup champions after securing the trophy in 2023/24, which was their 14th final reached.
The 23/24 EFL Cup would also be Jurgen Klopp's parting gift before stepping down as the manager of Liverpool. Now, the 24/25 EFL Cup might even be the first trophy that Arne Slot wins, so who could Liverpool play in the semi-finals (if they make it) and when is the draw?
When is the draw for the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-finals?
The EFL Cup will hold the draw for the 24/25 EFL Cup semi-finals at 22:30 BST on Thursday, December 19, 2025 from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, immediately after the conclusion of the last quarter-final game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United that day.
How to watch the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-final draw
Liverpool fans wanting to watch the draw for the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-finals can follow it live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United's quarter-final tie. Coverage will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Football, or in UHD.
What are the ball numbers for the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-final draw, including Liverpool's?
The EFL will not confirm the ball numbers for the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-final draw until the morning of the draw itself after the first sides have been eliminated from the quarter-finals. Three of the four quarter-finals take place on December 18, with one to follow on the 19th.
Who could Liverpool face in the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-finals?
Should Liverpool progress through their 2024/25 EFL Cup quarter-final tie at Southampton, then a further flurry of Premier League teams will await the Reds in the semi-finals in 2025. As it stands, these teams remain in the 2024/25 EFL Cup ahead of the quarter-final games:
- Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
- Newcastle United vs Brentford
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United
- Southampton vs Liverpool
Does the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-finals still feature two legs?
The EFL Cup having two-legged semi-final ties is often a cause of debate in football with the calendar always expanding, not helped by FIFA's decision to hold a 32-team Club World Cup at the end of the 2024/25 season, but the EFL tournament will continue to boast the format.
While the EFL is open to the prospect of replacing the two legs with one semi-final tie in the future, dependent on extra discussions with the Premier League, it will continue to run two-legged semis in the 2024/25 EFL Cup. So, Liverpool will see their fixture list grow with a win.
When will the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-finals be played?
The EFL has confirmed that the 2024/25 EFL Cup semi-finals will be played amid the weeks commencing January 6 and February 3, 2025 to set the sides in the final on March 16, 2025.
