ESPN+ Presents 2018-19 Carabao Cup Quarterfinals

Matches Feature English Premier League’s Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur,
Chelsea, and Arsenal

ESPN+ will present exclusive coverage in the United States of the quarterfinal round of the 2018-19 Carabao Cup, the knockout competition for England’s top-four professional leagues. Matches will be played Dec. 18-19 with four of the remaining eight teams ranking in the top-five of the English Premier League standings – Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Carabao Cup Quarterfinal Schedule:

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Platforms
Tue, Dec 18	2:40 p.m.	Leicester City vs. Manchester City	ESPN+
	2:40 p.m.	Middlesbrough vs. Burton Albion	ESPN+
Wed, Dec 19	2:40 p.m.	Chelsea vs. Bournemouth	ESPN+
	2:40 p.m.	Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur	ESPN+

 

Highlights:

Leicester City vs. Manchester City

• Manchester City – five-time and reigning Carabao Cup champions – is attempting to become the first repeat champions since Manchester United in 2008-09 and 2009-10
• Leicester City is in its first quarterfinal appearance since 1999-2000 when it won the tournament

Middlesbrough vs. Burton Albion

• Top-five EFL Championship team Middlesbrough have not advanced past the quarterfinals since 2003-04 when it won the competition
• Burton Albion, currently 16^th in the English Football League One standings, is making its first appearance in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals

Chelsea vs. Bournemouth

• Chelsea vs. Bournemouth is a rematch of one of the 2017 quarterfinals, won by Chelsea
• Bournemouth is seeking to advance to the Carabao Cup semifinals for the first time after two previous eliminations in the quarterfinals

Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur

• Arsenal vs. Tottenham, the North London Derby, is one of the fiercest rivalries in English football
• The teams have played each other in the Carabao Cup eight times – Arsenal holds the edge, eliminating Tottenham five times.

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