Arsenal vs Liverpool League Cup semi-final 1st leg postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak

The first leg of the League Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Liverpool on Thursday has been postponed due to a severe outbreak of COVID-19 infections at Liverpool.

Liverpool's League Cup semi-final first leg match against Arsenal has been postponed due to a severe outbreak of Covid-19 infections at Liverpool, the English Football League (EFL) said. The first of the two legs will now take place at Anfield on Jan. 13, while the rearranged game will be played as the second leg at the Emirates on Jan. 20. Our Carabao Cup semi-final, first-leg fixture with Arsenal on Thursday has been postponed.We would like to place on record our thanks to the EFL and Arsenal for their understanding, as well as supporters of both clubs, as we continue to navigate through this challenging period.

Notably, Liverpool had requested the first leg be called off after a Covid-19 outbreak forced their squad to be sent home from training on Tuesday before the club shut their AXA Training Centre down on Wednesday.