Fulham vs Liverpool - Carabao Cup semi-final: One of biggest nights of Marco Silva's career | Reds eye another Wembley final

Fulham are aiming to reach a first major domestic cup final since 1975; Liverpool need to avoid defeat to set up a Wembley final with Chelsea;watch Fulham vs Liverpool in the Carabao Cup live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event from 7pm on Wednesday night; kick-off 8pm

Wednesday 24 January 2024 11:15, UK

Marco Silva is looking to guide Fulham to the Carabao Cup final, but they must first overturn a 2-1 deficit against Liverpool at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night.

The Portuguese has revealed last season's embarrassing Carabao Cup exit to Crawley has spurred Fulham on to the semi-finals this year.

The Cottagers host Liverpool on Wednesday night trailing 2-1 on aggregate as they aim to reach a first major domestic cup final since 1975.

Silva's side led at Anfield in the first leg before conceding twice in three minutes to find themselves as the underdogs to reach Wembley.

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This season's cup journey is a far cry from their 2-0 loss to Crawley in the second round last August, where Silva made 10 changes from their previous Premier League game.

«My ambition is to always play cup competitions and go further,» Silva said on the eve of the tie.

«Last season we were promoted and we played in the quarter-final of the FA Cup and our aim was always to go further — of course it's important to recognise that the Premier League was the main thing.

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»But at the same time, when we played the other competitions we were trying to be strong enough — the first game in the Carabao was really poor last season.

«It was a good moment to speak with the players about what I demand from them and what