When to watch Chelsea vs. Arsenal

• Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT).

Where to watch

• Chelsea vs. Arsenal will air in the US on Paramount Plus.

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Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior faces his second London derby since taking charge of the team, as the Blues host Premier League leaders Arsenal on Wednesday in a semifinal first-leg Carabao Cup clash.

Rosenior's Chelsea tenure got off to a winning start with a 5-1 hammering of Charlton away in the third round of the FA Cup at the Valley stadium in south-east London. A likely tougher test is in store for the former Strasbourg coach today.

Arsenal's 4–1 FA Cup win over Portsmouth on Sunday means Mikel Arteta's squad is competing on four fronts, but those demands may be starting to have an impact. William Saliba and Leandro Trossard are both doubtful for this game, while Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapié are definitely ruled out.

This Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg between Chelsea and Arsenal takes place at Stamford Bridge in west London on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 7 a.m. AEDT start on Thursday morning in Australia. 

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Livestream Chelsea vs. Arsenal in the US

This EFL Cup match will be available to stream in the US via Paramount Plus.

Paramount Plus has two plans: Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus Premium, which used to be called Paramount Plus with Showtime. Essential costs $8 per month and includes ads and a sampling of Showtime programming. Premium removes ads and unlocks more Showtime titles, among other perks.

How to watch the Chelsea vs. Arsenal EFL Cup match online from anywhere using a VPN

If you're traveling abroad and want to keep up with all the EFL Cup action while away from home, a VPN can help enhance your privacy and security when streaming. It encrypts your traffic and prevents your internet service provider from throttling your speeds, and can also be helpful when connecting to public Wi-Fi networks while traveling, adding an extra layer of protection for your devices and logins.

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Livestream Chelsea vs. Arsenal in the UK         

This semifinal is being exclusively broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports and will be shown on its Sky Sports Main Event channel. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the game via its Sky Go app. Cord-cutters will want to set up a Now account and a Now Sports membership to stream the game. 

Sky's standalone streaming service Now offers access to Sky Sports channels with a Now Sports membership. You can get a day of access for £15 or sign up to a monthly plan from £35 a month right now.

Livestream Chelsea vs. Arsenal in Canada

If you want to stream the EFL Cup live in Canada, you'll need to subscribe to DAZN Canada. The service has exclusive broadcast rights to this match, as well as every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match this season.

A DAZN subscription currently costs CA$30 a month or CA$200 a year and will also give you access to the Champions League, Europa League and EFL Championship soccer, plus Six Nations rugby and WTA tennis.

As well as dedicated apps for iOS and Android, there's a wide range of support for set-top boxes and smart TVs.

Livestream Chelsea vs. Arsenal in Australia

Football fans Down Under can watch the EFL Cup on streaming service BeIN Sports, with this game being shown on its BeIN Sports 2 channel and BeIN Sports Connect service.             

BeIN Sports is available via pay TV packages such as Foxtel, but cord-cutters can also sign up to BeIN Sports as a standalone streaming subscription.

Priced at AU$15 per month or AU$130 for an annual subscription, BeIN is currently offering a free one-week trial. As well as Carabao Cup action, a subscription will also give you access to Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and EFL football coverage.