⚽ EFL Carabao Cup 2025/26 Season

[BITCOIN4X]

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I think Arsenal deserves to be in the semi final of the Cararbao cup, because they were the better team tonight. Arsenal should have won the game in the first half, but I think Benitez did a good job today and I also think some of their attackers were not clinical enough. It was good game like I predicted anyways, but I think Arsenal need to do better in converting their chance and try to kill the game early, this build confidence in the team. Congratulations to Arsenal and I hope they do better against Chelsea in the semi final.

That's right, Arsenal deserved to advance to the semifinals, they played better. For the Chelsea match, I think Arteta would be better off not taking too many risks by rotating most of his starting lineups. Arsenal, at first glance, have the best chance of winning the EFL Cup, and they shouldn't let that momentum slip away. Arteta needs to prioritize better.

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Arsenal 1-0 Palace.

There was a bit of drama at the end when Marc Guehi managed to equalize the score at 90+5 but in the end Arsenal were still capable enough to continue their trend and qualify for the next phase of the Carabao Cup this season.

Crystal Palace were good enough especially after they fell behind by 1 goal to make the game more difficult and 1 goal back was proof that they did not make this an easy game.
1 Saves from Kepa made Arsenal continue the competition in Carabao but on the other hand I will praise the performance of both clubs especially for the set pieces made because seeing from the goals that were created including the own goal earlier it was created from set pieces that were very good from Arsenal and Crystal Palace.

[Cityhunter34]

Lamentations everywhere. Sports bettors are angry because Arsenal couldn't hold on to a win today against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. They are disappointed, as do I.

However, a win is a win, in the end, not minding if they won during penalty kicks. Arsenal will face Chelsea in the semi-final next.

This is very painful, I watched my money vanish all because Arsenal couldn't hold on to their 1 goal they manage to score which was even an own goal they still made me lose money that I would have used to made my Christmas memorable fuck the coach, fuck the players they are not ready to win any trophy this season.

Arsenal made us lose money and they went ahead to win in the penalties, they should go and meet Chelsea hopefully Chelsea send them packing in the semis.

They would have just lost everything at ones because winning the penalties is of no use for us. However, I was telling people last week that this match is not an easy win for Arsenal because they always find it difficult to defeat Crystal palace but due to the fact that Crystal palace wasn't in good condition that's why I changed my mind, if not I was quite sure that Crystal palace will whole Arsenal draw. Honestly, I wasn't surprised about the way the game ended. Anyways sorry for your loss, it was indeed a tricky one for Arsenal.

[AprilioMP]

Arsenal deserved to advance to the semifinals, they played better. For the Chelsea match, I think Arteta would be better off not taking too many risks by rotating most of his starting lineups. Arsenal, at first glance, have the best chance of winning the EFL Cup, and they shouldn't let that momentum slip away. Arteta needs to prioritize better.

Arsenal's performance wasn't as good as it was against Everton in the quarter-final, but they still made it to the semifinals after winning the penalty shootout.
There were some interesting moments in this quarterfinal match, and in my opinion, Arsenal's goal was due to OG Lacroix, as Lacroix was the only player to miss in the penalty shootout.

I believe that the player rotation Arteta implemented in the Carabao Cup semifinal won't be too significant, as he aims to maintain their chances of winning the tournament all the way to the final, even though this competition also serves as an opportunity for second-string players to showcase their skills.

[IjawMan]

I think Arsenal deserves to be in the semi final of the Cararbao cup, because they were the better team tonight. Arsenal should have won the game in the first half, but I think Benitez did a good job today and I also think some of their attackers were not clinical enough. It was good game like I predicted anyways, but I think Arsenal need to do better in converting their chance and try to kill the game early, this build confidence in the team. Congratulations to Arsenal and I hope they do better against Chelsea in the semi final.

That's right, Arsenal deserved to advance to the semifinals, they played better. For the Chelsea match, I think Arteta would be better off not taking too many risks by rotating most of his starting lineups. Arsenal, at first glance, have the best chance of winning the EFL Cup, and they shouldn't let that momentum slip away. Arteta needs to prioritize better.

With that Arsenal team I watched last night against crystal palace If they take with them such terrible performance with Chelsea in the semifinals it will be the last match they play in the EFL Cup. This season, Arsenal has no good record in their rival with Chelsea. In the premier league when the two clubs met it was a heated match and with a 10 men Chelsea players, Arsenal still could not dominate possession and control of the game. What change will there be when they play in the EFL semifinal?

[Adbitco]

This was fast, or maybe the fixture had already been drawn and fixed into pots just waiting for the teams that will win to fill them in automatically. After last night drama, that saw Arsenal took the lead almost late on after several attempts on goal but couldn't get past the Palace goalkeeper only for an own goal to break the deadlock for them and they thought they have won it, only for Crystal Palace to equalise 90 + 5 which further pushed the game to penalties. Both teams were excellent in converting their spot kick that the first batch played complete 5 penalties apiece without any missing. Penalty shot out is usually a game of luck and Arsenal were the ones to prevail after Palace missed which was supposed to be their 8th in the shot out. Arsenal will face Chelsea next in the semis while Manchester City will face Newcastle.

[Taricoins]

Arsenal deserved to advance to the semifinals, they played better. For the Chelsea match, I think Arteta would be better off not taking too many risks by rotating most of his starting lineups. Arsenal, at first glance, have the best chance of winning the EFL Cup, and they shouldn't let that momentum slip away. Arteta needs to prioritize better.

Arsenal's performance wasn't as good as it was against Everton in the quarter-final, but they still made it to the semifinals after winning the penalty shootout.
There were some interesting moments in this quarterfinal match, and in my opinion, Arsenal's goal was due to OG Lacroix, as Lacroix was the only player to miss in the penalty shootout.

I believe that the player rotation Arteta implemented in the Carabao Cup semifinal won't be too significant, as he aims to maintain their chances of winning the tournament all the way to the final, even though this competition also serves as an opportunity for second-string players to showcase their skills.

I join in the sympathy because I too was a victim haha, it's a fact that Glasner can be a big menace but Arsenal was suppose to take home that win at full time analysis of past matches shows that in there last five games before yeaterday Arsenal has won 4 and drew 1, for a team that is highly praised for there defense couldn't even save the game that has already been delivered to them.

I have been observing that Arsenal has been having issues in converting goals, in there last three matches they have relied on own goals and penalty, if they want to take home the Cup and league, they have to work on that.

[Majestic-milf]

This was fast, or maybe the fixture had already been drawn and fixed into pots just waiting for the teams that will win to fill them in automatically. After last night drama, that saw Arsenal took the lead almost late on after several attempts on goal but couldn't get past the Palace goalkeeper only for an own goal to break the deadlock for them and they thought they have won it, only for Crystal Palace to equalise 90 + 5 which further pushed the game to penalties. Both teams were excellent in converting their spot kick that the first batch played complete 5 penalties apiece without any missing. Penalty shot out is usually a game of luck and Arsenal were the ones to prevail after Palace missed which was supposed to be their 8th in the shot out. Arsenal will face Chelsea next in the semis while Manchester City will face Newcastle.

You remember that it was Lacroix that scored an own goal for the Gunners and still went on to miss the penalty. Indeed I felt bad for him and the club as well. Crystal Palace haven't been on their best lately. Seeming to struggle in both their domestic and even the Europa conference league. Last time out, Leeds dealt bitterly with them and coming from such an embarrassing display and coupled with the fact that some of their players are either away at the AFCON or injured so this all cumulated to affect their morale yesterday.

[Spack17]

Arsenal's performance wasn't as good as it was against Everton in the quarter-final, but they still made it to the semifinals after winning the penalty shootout.
There were some interesting moments in this quarterfinal match, and in my opinion, Arsenal's goal was due to OG Lacroix, as Lacroix was the only player to miss in the penalty shootout.

I believe that the player rotation Arteta implemented in the Carabao Cup semifinal won't be too significant, as he aims to maintain their chances of winning the tournament all the way to the final, even though this competition also serves as an opportunity for second-string players to showcase their skills.

I don't agree with an opinion of yours here. I believe Arsenal were much better in this match if we compare it to the Everton match. They were much better in offense line in the first place. 3.81 xG against 2.00 xG...

Arsenal could have scored many more goals. Crystal Palace owe a lot to their reserve goalkeeper Benítez. He must be like the man of the match even. 

Yes, Arteta wants that trophy. We see it from his recent statements. He will go for it with as few rotations as possible.

[Rruchi man]

Arsenal could have scored many more goals. Crystal Palace owe a lot to their reserve goalkeeper Benítez. He must be like the man of the match even. 

We could have scored, but we didn't. The Crystal Palace reserve goalkeeper was good, but if we had been better in front of goal, we could have breached their goal a couple of times with our attacks. So we couldn't win without penalties, not because of the goalkeeper but because we were poor in front of the goal.

That should give us concern; we need to be more clinical with the chances we create.

[ejikeme24]

They would have just lost everything at ones because winning the penalties is of no use for us. However, I was telling people last week that this match is not an easy win for Arsenal because they always find it difficult to defeat Crystal palace but due to the fact that Crystal palace wasn't in good condition that's why I changed my mind, if not I was quite sure that Crystal palace will whole Arsenal draw. Honestly, I wasn't surprised about the way the game ended. Anyways sorry for your loss, it was indeed a tricky one for Arsenal.

Well I'm not really surprised to hear this because I know surely gamblers usually pray for the outcome to work in their favour after that they don't care what's next, I totally understand your feeling mate. However I know wining the penalty kick might not mean anything to you but I want to tell you that it means the whole world to them because crystal palace is not a weak opponent just so you know so I wasn't surprised to see them ending in penalty kick which I never imagined who will be the winner among the both teams but luckily arsenal was able to make it through the penalty kick so it is a thing of joy actually.

[JiiBs]

Arsenal 1-0 Palace.

There was a bit of drama at the end when Marc Guehi managed to equalize the score at 90+5 but in the end Arsenal were still capable enough to continue their trend and qualify for the next phase of the Carabao Cup this season.

Crystal Palace were good enough especially after they fell behind by 1 goal to make the game more difficult and 1 goal back was proof that they did not make this an easy game.
1 Saves from Kepa made Arsenal continue the competition in Carabao but on the other hand I will praise the performance of both clubs especially for the set pieces made because seeing from the goals that were created including the own goal earlier it was created from set pieces that were very good from Arsenal and Crystal Palace.

Kepa remains a very capable goalkeeper when it comes to the penalty shootout, you just know he was going to have his moment as, he could be quite confident in these situations.

Arsenal played a wonderful football, they didn’t feature their very best from the kick off but, were sure to bring them in later in the game and made all the difference, creating the confusion that lead to a goal but, Guehi got the better of them with that equalizer.

[nelson4lov]

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I believe that the player rotation Arteta implemented in the Carabao Cup semifinal won't be too significant, as he aims to maintain their chances of winning the tournament all the way to the final, even though this competition also serves as an opportunity for second-string players to showcase their skills.

The players he fielded just showed why they're not regular starters (with the exception of starters like Timber, Saliba and any other starter I missed). Arsenal's attack had very little going forward almost toothless until Arteta started bringing in some of his first team players before things started shaking up and Arsenal started to look good again. I don't think it was anything out of the ordinary though because that's the right move by Arteta (to give non-starters a chance) unless it's a cup final and this wasn't.

[Callido]

You remember that it was Lacroix that scored an own goal for the Gunners and still went on to miss the penalty. Indeed I felt bad for him and the club as well. Crystal Palace haven't been on their best lately. Seeming to struggle in both their domestic and even the Europa conference league. Last time out, Leeds dealt bitterly with them and coming from such an embarrassing display and coupled with the fact that some of their players are either away at the AFCON or injured so this all cumulated to affect their morale yesterday.

Arsenal sweated the most, they couldn't keep up with Crystal Palace if not for the own goal that helped them, Arsenal would have lost the chance of appearing in the semi final of the Carabao Cup.

Crystal Palace is always a hard catch for Arsenal, they make the fixtures each time tough. Arsenal qualified by luck, during the semi final against Chelsea, they shouldn't expect the same luck to be on their side, Chelsea is a tougher opponent that would take advantage of every opportunity they get, it's up to Arsenal to be extra cautious.

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Arsenal 1-0 Palace.

There was a bit of drama at the end when Marc Guehi managed to equalize the score at 90+5 but in the end Arsenal were still capable enough to continue their trend and qualify for the next phase of the Carabao Cup this season.

Crystal Palace were good enough especially after they fell behind by 1 goal to make the game more difficult and 1 goal back was proof that they did not make this an easy game.
1 Saves from Kepa made Arsenal continue the competition in Carabao but on the other hand I will praise the performance of both clubs especially for the set pieces made because seeing from the goals that were created including the own goal earlier it was created from set pieces that were very good from Arsenal and Crystal Palace.

Kepa remains a very capable goalkeeper when it comes to the penalty shootout, you just know he was going to have his moment as, he could be quite confident in these situations.

Arsenal played a wonderful football, they didn’t feature their very best from the kick off but, were sure to bring them in later in the game and made all the difference, creating the confusion that lead to a goal but, Guehi got the better of them with that equalizer.

It's nothing new for Kepa when it comes to penalty shootouts he always seems to be able to predict more quickly what the kicker will do and that was put to good use by Kepa in this match.
The Carabao is entering the semi-finals now and it's definitely an interesting one where for now the semi-finals between Arsenal and Chelsea and Newcastle taking on Manchester City are definitely worth waiting for.

It is still difficult to predict who will make it to the final but honestly for once I would like to see a final between Manchester City and Arsenal in this competition but indeed this situation is clearly not easy even though Newcastle will also now be considered the weakest compared to the other 3 but surprises will always be there.

[Rockson1]

Arsenal penalty shootout was a narrow victory. Arsenal must have done dirt to alot of gamblers who bet on them to win as Arsenal conceded a goal in the 90 minutes of the game. Arsenal won in a penalty shootout against crystal palace and it was counted for a victory. Arsenal performance against Crystal Palace is a concern if they can defeat Chelsea in this Form in the semi final. Arsenal should improve on they performance to win Chelsea or it might be another narrow victory.

Man am one of those gamblers arsenal messed around with their incompetence, although I regretted adding them to my bet slip because I know them to be full of shit, and ask is this how they are going to win the English premier League title, the doubt keep resurfacing, Arsenal is not a team to hope on, not because the cut my slip, but because of their play pattern, just look at, they won in penalty but in the normal game they did not then why, if they knew the could not defend that 1goalsl, why did they not allow their opponents to equalize early so that they can try to see if they can score again, for now arsenal is out of my slip.

[Nahl]

After beat Fulham on the quarterfinal game finally Newcastle can advances to the semifinal stage and i think they have done well so far because can managed their consistency and statistically Newcastle only required 3 more games before defend their title but their opponent in the semifinal game is very strong Manchester city especially Manchester city in the good shape after several times winning streak in all competition but this january for first leg game Newcastle will play as a host and according to the record last season they have successfully to won from Manchester city at home although this is hard game but Newcastle has a potention to repeat that result or beat Manchester city

[Lida93]

It's rather too late for Arsenal to contemplate exiting the EFL cup, they have come too far and perhaps they may as well want to add the EFL trophy to their prospective target alongside the EPL title so as to ensure the season doesn't end without a trophy in hand for the gunners, Crystal palace is a great team that is familiar with Arsenal but I think arsenal is in a better position to win this one only if they can feature the right players.

We already defeated Crystal Palace once this season; doing it again is very possible for us. Arteta kept Eze, who was a big difference against Crystal Palace in our last game, on the bench all through. I am very sure he will be a starting option for us in this game, as his familiarity with Crystal Palace could be an edge for him and us in that game. I would also like to see Gabriel Jesus start ahead of Gyokeres; he looks more promising for Arsenal right now to me than Gyokeres does.

We have been struggling and underperforming in recent games with player fatigue and the numerous injuries, but I think we are getting back to our best.

The emphasis on "we" doesn't need a seer to make me grasp that you're a real gunner. Well, it was that the game ended with a 1:1 draw after Arsenal took a late minutes lead from Lacroix (OG) it occurred that Crystal palace didn't relent amd that saw them to an equaliser just when the game was about to be over. Arsenal had some couples of goals opportunities but none could they convert to goal. Though the draw still saw them to the semifinals which they would be meeting the London blues in game that promises to be a tough match.

[Abbatty]

After beat Fulham on the quarterfinal game finally Newcastle can advances to the semifinal stage and i think they have done well so far because can managed their consistency and statistically Newcastle only required 3 more games before defend their title but their opponent in the semifinal game is very strong Manchester city especially Manchester city in the good shape after several times winning streak in all competition but this january for first leg game Newcastle will play as a host and according to the record last season they have successfully to won from Manchester city at home although this is hard game but Newcastle has a potention to repeat that result or beat Manchester city

Considering both teams current foam I think Newcastle united are second favorite in winning this semi finals, we have seen how Newcastle have been struggling in the league, they even failed to pick all 3 points last week when they hosted Chelsea even after going 2 goals up. It going to be an entertaining game for sure, and it also going to be unpredictable, especially this first leg that will be played St. James park.

Well all 4 teams that will played in the coming semi finals are all premier league side and it all going to be an entertaining and competitive because all 4 sides very good. Well as for who will win the cup this season it still very uncertain but I think Manchester city or Arsenal could be the winner.

[Hanadawa]

It's nothing new for Kepa when it comes to penalty shootouts he always seems to be able to predict more quickly what the kicker will do and that was put to good use by Kepa in this match.
The Carabao is entering the semi-finals now and it's definitely an interesting one where for now the semi-finals between Arsenal and Chelsea and Newcastle taking on Manchester City are definitely worth waiting for.

It is still difficult to predict who will make it to the final but honestly for once I would like to see a final between Manchester City and Arsenal in this competition but indeed this situation is clearly not easy even though Newcastle will also now be considered the weakest compared to the other 3 but surprises will always be there.

I think this is one of the best Carabao Cup semifinals in recent seasons. The semifinalists are elite teams in the Premier League, making the outcome difficult to predict. Although Newcastle are considered the weakest, many factors can influence the outcome. Player rotation, fitness, technical factors, and match schedules significantly influence the final result. Frankly, teams like Arsenal and Manchester City are still competing in the Premier League and Champions League, so it's very difficult for them to consistently field their best squads. Chelsea and Newcastle are under less pressure in the Premier League because they aren't title contenders. There's a chance the final will be Chelsea vs. Newcastle. Who knows?