Overview
- Manchester City beat Brentford 2-0 at the Etihad, with Rayan Cherki’s long‑range strike and a deflected Savinho effort sending them to a first League Cup semi-final since 2021.
- Newcastle United edged Fulham 2-1 thanks to Lewis Miley’s stoppage‑time header to return to the competition’s last four.
- The semi-final draw set Newcastle vs Manchester City and Chelsea vs Arsenal or Crystal Palace, with two-legged ties scheduled for the weeks of January 12 and February 2, 2026.
- Newcastle will host City in the first leg before the return at the Etihad, and Chelsea will be at home first against Arsenal or Crystal Palace.
- Brentford protested a yellow card for Abdukodir Khusanov for a foul on Kevin Schade as VAR was not in use for the quarter-finals, with the technology due to be employed from the semi-finals.