Carabao Cup: Arsenal FC - Chelsea FC draws 836,000 subscribers on Sky Sports Main Event

The Arsenal FC (Premier League) - Chelsea FC (Premier League) semi-final return leg of the 2017-18 Carabao Cup, (2-1, Arsenal qualified for the final 2-1 on aggregate), enabled the pay-TV channel Sky Sports Main Event to draw an average of 836,000 subscribers in the UK, on Wednesday 24/01/2018 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, pre-game at 19:30).

This figure represented an audience share of 4.3%, and placed the private television channel at the top of the British pay-TV market for the day of 24/01/2018.

The other semi-final return leg, Bristol City FC (Sky Bet Championship) - Manchester City FC (Premier League) (2-3, Manchester City qualified for the final 5-3 on aggregate) drew an average of 582,000 subscribers on Sky Sports Main Event on 23/01/2018 (kick-off at 19:45 local time, pre-game at 19:30). Audience share: 2.8%.

2017-18 Carabao Cup final: Manchester City - Arsenal FC, 25/02/2018

• The 2017-18 Carabao Cup final, Manchester City FC - Arsenal FC,  will be held at Wembley (London) on Sunday 25/02/2018.