Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and penalty shootout tonight

Arsenal will play Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, as Chelsea take on Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal secured their place in the final four by thrashing League One side Sunderland 5-1 on Tuesday night, before Liverpool eliminated Leicester on penalties after fighting back in a 3-3 thriller on Wednesday evening.

Chelsea left it late to break down Brentford for a 2-0 away win, as Tottenham saw off London rivals West Ham 2-1.

Second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher saved two penalties in the shoot-out which Liverpool won 5-4 against Leicester to send them into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Substitute Diogo Jota struck the winning spot-kick – having come off the bench to score – but the real hero was Takumi Minamino who made it 3-3 with seconds remaining of six added minutes.

The visitors crumbled under the pressure exerted in the second half having twice cruised into a two-goal lead as Jamie Vardy scored his ninth and 10th goals in 14 appearances against the under-strength Reds.

An own goal and a Jorginho penalty fired a mix-and-match Chelsea side into the Carabao Cup semi-finals after a 2-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday night.

With the Blues still ravaged by Covid-19, boss Thomas Tuchel handed debuts to academy prospects Harvey Vale, Jude Soonsup-Bell and Xavier Simons for their last-eight meeting with their west London neighbours.

But it was substitutes N’Golo Kante, Reece James, Mason Mount and Jorginho who turned the tie in Chelsea’s favour.

Steven Bergwijn scored his first goal of the season and provided an assist to help Tottenham continue their momentum under Antonio Conte by beating West Ham to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

The Netherlands forward broke the deadlock after 29 minutes and it was the catalyst for three goals in five minutes with Jarrod Bowen’s equaliser quickly countered by Lucas Moura putting Spurs 2-1 ahead which is how it finished.

Victory helps Tottenham take another step towards ending their trophy drought dating back to 2008 and made it five wins under their new boss.

Arsenal will play Liverpool, Chelsea face Tottenham.

The Carabao Cup semi-finals will take place on the weeks of 3rd and 10th January. At the moment the semis will take place over two legs but there is talk of reducing it to one.

That hasn’t happened yet.

The final is at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 27th February.

Just one of several key moments in a fantastic match between Liverpool and Leicester. Takumi Minamino scores in the 95th minute to send the tie into a penalty shootout.

What a good way to close out the quarter-finals. The semi-final draw is coming up soon and these are the clubs involved:

Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool.

Anfield erupts in celebration as Diogo Jota converts the decisive penalty. What a game that was. Leicester twice took the lead and had a two goal advantage going into the second half. Jurgen Klopp called on reinforcements and Jota got the Reds back into the game before Takumi Minamino scored in the 95th minute to send the match to penalties.

In the shootout Caoimhin Kelleher made two good saves and Jota ensured Liverpool are heading into the semi-finals.

Jota scores! Liverpool win! What a comeback from the Reds!