The Carabao Cup is quickly approaching the pointy end for its 2022/23 campaign.
Two of the four semifinalists were determined when Manchester United and Newcastle United advanced past Charlton Athletic and Leicester City, respectively.
A day later, Southampton caused the sensation of the round by storming to a deserved 2-0 win over Manchester City, while Nottingham Forest prevailed on penalties over Wolves in front of a raucous City Ground crowd.
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| Date | Quarter Final | |
| Tues, Jan. 10 | Man United 3-0 Charlton Athletic | HIGHLIGHTS |
| Tues, Jan. 10 | Newcastle 2-0 Leicester City | HIGHLIGHTS |
| Weds, Jan. 11 | Southampton 2-0 Man City | |
| Weds, Jan. 11 | Nott'm Forest 1-1 Wolves |
When was the Carabao Cup quarterfinal draw?
- Date: Thursday, December 22
- Time: 22:50 GMT / 17:50 ET
The Carabao Cup quarterfinal draw took place on Thursday, December 22 after the final Round of 16 match between Liverpool and Manchester City. The draw took place on Sky Sports in the UK.
The two Manchester clubs were clear-cut favorites to reach the tournament semifinals after avoiding one another in the draw.
Newcastle were favorites at home against Leicester and advanced, while Nottingham Forest are given the slight edge at home against Wolves.
Leicester City were the only team of the final eight in 2022/23 who also played in the quarterfinals last season, losing to Liverpool on penalties after a 3-3 draw. This time they fell to Newcastle at the same stage.
Carabao Cup quarterfinal teams qualified
These were the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals in 2022/23:
- Wolves
- Southampton
- Newcastle United
- Leicester City
- Charlton Athletic (League One)
- Nottingham Forest
- Manchester United
- Manchester City
Those eight clubs booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals with the Round of 16 having decided which sides progressed to the next stage.
| Date | Match | |
| December 20 | Wolves 2 Gillingham 0 | Highlights |
| December 20 | Southampton 2 Lincoln City 1 | Highlights |
| December 20 | Newcastle United 1 Bournemouth 0 | Highlights |
| December 20 | MK Dons 0 Leicester City 3 | Highlights |
| December 21 | Charlton Athletic 0 Brighton 0 (Charlton win 4-3 on pens) | Highlights |
| December 21 | Blackburn Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 4 | Highlights |
| December 21 | Manchester United 2 Burnley 0 | Highlights |
| December 22 | Manchester City 3, Liverpool 2 | Highlights |
When are the Carabao Cup quarterfinals?
The Carabao Cup quarterfinals are scheduled to take place across Tuesday, January 10 and Wednesday, January 11.
This is later than usual due to the 2022 World Cup with the 2021/22 quarterfinals played on December 21-22.
Is there extra time, penalties in Carabao Cup quarterfinals?
Should a Carabao Cup quarterfinal end level after 90 minutes in 2023, the game will go directly to a penalty shootout.
Extra time is only used in the competition for the semifinals and final.
The Carabao Cup previously had extra time in every round of the tournament but EFL clubs voted to limit its use in 2018/19.
