Chelsea have won/progressed from four of their six League Cup ties against Arsenal, with the exceptions being their first (1976-77 fourth round) and most recent (2017-18 semi-final) meetings.
This is the third time Chelsea and Arsenal have met in the League Cup semi-final, with the Blues progressing in 1997-98 and Arsenal going through in 2017-18. It’s the fourth fixture to have been played 3+ times in the semi-finals of the competition (Arsenal v Spurs, Chelsea v Spurs and Man City v Man Utd all on 4).
Chelsea have progressed from their last three League Cup semi-final ties but have gone on to lose the final each time. They last went out at this stage of the competition in 2017-18 against Arsenal.
Arsenal have been eliminated from their last four semi-final ties in all competitions, their longest ever run of final four eliminations in their history (2020-21 UEFA Europa League, 2021-22 League Cup, 2024-25 League Cup, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League).
Chelsea have scored more goals than any other side remaining in the League Cup this season (9), with only Brighton (12) and Cardiff (10) netting more overall.
No side have been knocked out of the League Cup at the semi-final stage more often than Arsenal (9, level with Spurs). They went out at this stage to Newcastle last season, with Man Utd the last team to do so in consecutive campaigns (2019-20/2020-21).
Alejandro Garnacho has been involved in eight goals in his last five League Cup appearances (5 goals, 3 assists), scoring twice from the bench in Chelsea’s 3-1 over Cardiff in the quarter-final.
Mikel Merino has scored in his last two games against Chelsea, both in the Premier League in March and November 2025. The last Arsenal player to score in three in a row against the Blues was Ian Wright between 1992 and 1994 (4).

Carabao Cup Semi-Final: Pre-match stat pack

Carabao Cup Semi-Final: Pre-match stat pack