Liverpool is through to the Carabao Cup semifinal after recording a 5-1 win against West Ham in the Quater finals.

The Reds will play Fulham while Chelsea will face Middlesbrough in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Once Dominik Szoboszlai had driven a superb 25-yard effort into the bottom corner after 28 minutes, Liverpool’s place in the last four was never in doubt.

Curtis Jones added a second 11 minutes after the restart when he deceived Alphonse Areola into thinking he would cut a cross back from the edge of the six-yard box, and instead drove a shot through the Hammers’ keeper’s legs.

Cody Gakpo was given too much space to fire home his eighth goal of the season 19 minutes from time, then Mohamed Salah made it four when he raced clear of the visitor’s defence and finished before Jones finished off an excellent run by adding his second.

There could have been more as the excellent Harvey Elliott, Gakpo and substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold all went close. Salah put the rebound wide of an empty net after Areola touched a Darwin Nunez shot onto a post.

It was the first time Liverpool had scored five at home against the Hammers since 1998 and keeps them on course for a record-extending 10th triumph in the competition they last won as recently as 2022.

Carabao Cup draw

Liverpool v Fulham

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

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