Free Chelsea vs Arsenal streams: How to watch the 2025/26 Carabao Cup semi-final

In just his second game in charge, Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea host Arsenal in the first leg of the 2025/26 Carabao Cup semi-finals. There were seven yellow cards and one red in the first half for Moisés Caicedo the last time these bitter rivals met, a bad-tempered affair in which a 10-man Chelsea team took the lead with a Trevoh Chalobah header and Mikel Merino hit back minutes later, resulting in their third draw in as many meetings at Stamford Bridge.

The Rosenior era began with a 5-1 thrashing of Championship side Charlton on Saturday, before Mikel Arteta’s men beat Portsmouth 4-1 on Sunday, but in both cases the final scoreline masked some familiar failings.