The Carabao Cup semi-final draw has now been made.
This followed the matches on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Tuesday saw Chelsea win 3-1 at Cardiff.
Two more games on Wednesday, with Manchester City defeating Brentford 2-0, then Newcastle United winning 2-1 against Fulham.
After the United match, the Carabao Cup semi-final draw was made.
Arsenal play at home to Crystal Palace next Tuesday (23 December) in the final match of the quarter-finals, so it was actually five clubs involved in the semi-final draw on Wednesday night.
That Carabao Cup semi-final draw:
Chelsea v Arsenal or Crystal Palace
Newcastle United v Manchester City
The first team drawn out plays at home in the first leg of the semi-finals.
The semi-final first leg ties will take place in the week commencing 12 January 2026, with the second leg fixtures to be played in the week commencing 2 February 2026.
The final is even later this year (used to be late February), to be staged at Wembley on Sunday 22 March 2026.