Referees will make in-stadium announcements on the outcome of video reviews in the semifinals of this season’s English League Cup.

In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in English football for the first time during January’s Carabao Cup semi-finals. The trial will take place across both legs of the ties between Arsenal and Newcastle United,

The semi-finals of the Carabao Cup (Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool and Arsenal vs Newcastle United) will mark the first trials of in-stadium VAR announcements in English football. For the trial, referees will announce the final decision after visiting the VAR pitch-side monitor and after determining factual matters such as offside judgments or an attacking player's accidental handball en route to a goal.

Referees in the League Cup semi-finals will trial a new system by announcing VAR decisions to the crowd using the stadium PA system. The initiative promotes transparency and mirrors FIFA's recent trials,

Referees will explain VAR decisions to the crowd in a trial measure to be implemented in the League Cup semi-final matches next week, the English Football League (EFL) said on Monday.

The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.

In-stadium announcements of video assistant referee decisions will be used in England for the first time in the Carabao Cup semi-finals – months after their Premier League rollout was scrapped amid opposition from club managers.

For the first time, referees in England will announce any video assistant referee (VAR) decisions to fans inside stadiums during the Carabao Cup semi-finals.