VAR to be used in six Carabao Cup games

Six Carabao Cup third-round fixtures are to be officiated with the use of the Video Assistant Referee, including Chelsea’s tie at Liverpool and Brentford’s at Arsenal.

The games between Manchester United and Derby, Wolves and Leicester, West Ham and Macclesfield and Everton and Southampton will also see the system in operation.

Their selection represents an increase on the four in the second round, during which, as with the third, VAR was only used for fixtures at Premier League grounds.

Also in the third round, QPR will be away to Blackpool and Fulham will make the trip to south London to take on Millwall.

The English Football League, who oversee the competition, continue to stress that the experiment is designed to “focus on clear and obvious errors”.

In April, Premier League clubs voted against its introduction throughout their competition, despite its widespread use at the summer’s World Cup. It will instead continue to be trialled in the Carabao and FA Cups.