The Carabao Cup is in town as Liverpool face Fulham for a spot in the final at Wembley.
VAR has certainly been at the centre of many controversies this season.
For example, the catastrophic error that disallowed Luis Diaz’s legal goal against Tottenham has kept eyes on VAR all season.
Furthermore, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was recently shown a controversial red card following a VAR review during Everton’s goalless draw against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.
Despite some of the negative experiences with VAR this term, Liverpool have still managed an excellent season so far.
The campaign has a chance to be a memorable one if Liverpool can get into the final of the Carabao Cup.
The Reds are in action against Fulham on Wednesday evening for the semi-finals of the League Cup.
The first leg will be played at Anfield with the return leg set to take place on the 22 January at Craven Cottage.
Will there be VAR in operation for the Carabao Cup semi-final?
Although there a three Premier League teams in the last four of the competition, Middlesbrough’s involvement means there will be no VAR present in both semi-final games.
Since the Championship team does not have VAR equipment at the Riverside, the games will continue to be VAR-free for the sake of consistency and fairness.
A statement from the EFL’s website reads:
“Given the system is not installed at one of the participating semi-finalist Clubs and to maintain fairness and consistency, VAR technology will not be used in the Carabao Cup semi-final stage this season.”
“This is in line with previous rounds of this season’s competition when at some grounds, but not all, VAR has been available.”
“VAR is installed at Wembley Stadium and as per our previous commitment VAR will be used in February’s final.”
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