Carabao Cup: Chelsea FC - Arsenal FC draws 819,000 subscribers on Sky Sports

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Chelsea FC (Premier League) - Arsenal FC (Premier League), 0-0, the first-leg semi-final of the 2017-18 Carabao Cup on the pay-TV channel Sky Sports Main Event, drew an average of 819,000 viewers in the United Kingdom on Wednesday 10/01/2018 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, pre-game from 19:30).

The figure represented an audience share of 4.1%, and placed the private British channel at the top of the UK pay-TV market for Wednesday 10/01/2018.

The other first-leg semi-final, Manchester City FC (Premier League) - Bristol City FC (Sky Bet Championship), 2-1, drew 721,000 subscribers on Sky Sports Main Event on 09/01/2018 (kick-off at 19:45 local time, pre-game from 19:30). Audience share: 3.5%.

2017-18 Carabao Cup: semi-final return-legs on 23 and 24/01/2018

Return legs of the 2017-18 Carabao Cup semi-finals - ©  D.R.

  • The final of the 2017-18 Carabao Cup English League Cup, organised by the English Football League (EFL), open to the 92 clubs of the first four English divisions (Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two)

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