Premier League pauses for ten days: What competitions and games to watch this week
EFL Cup semi-finals and FA Cup fourth round will be played this week, with Premier League stopping until Valentine's Day.
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Premier League is taking a break this week. Yesterday, Monday February 3, the final game of the matchday 24 took place, a 2-1 victory for Chelsea over West Ham that puts Enzo Maresca's squad back in the top 4, pushing Manchester City to the fifth position (which implies playing Europa League instead of Champions League).
After that, the League won't resume until the weekend of February 14-16. However, teams will still be busy this week with EFL semi-finals and the fourth round of FA Cup.
EFL Carabao Cup semi-finals
First, currently known as Carabao Cup, the EFL Cup or League Cup, will celebrate the second leg of the semi-finals this week:
Newcastle vs. Arsenal: Wednesday, Feb 5, at 20:00 GMT
(previous leg: Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle)
Liverpool vs. Tottenham: Thursday, Feb 6, at 20:00 GMT
(previous leg: Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool)
FA Cup Fourth round
Then, the FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, will return this week for the fourth round, which is the round of 32.
Manchester United vs. Leicester City: Friday Feb 7 at 20:00 GMT
Leyton Orient vs. Manchester City: Saturday Feb 8 at 12:15 GMT
Leeds United vs. Millwall: Saturday Feb 8 at 12:15 GMT
Coventry City vs. Ipswich Town: Saturday Feb 8 at 15:00 GMT
Preston North End vs. Wycombe Wanderers: Saturday Feb 8 at 15:00 GMT
Stoke City vs. Cardiff City: Saturday Feb 8 at 15:00 GMT
Southampton vs. Burnley: Saturday Feb 8 at 15:00 GMT
Everton vs. Bournemouth: Saturday Feb 8 at 15:00 GMT
Wigan Athletic v Fulham: Saturday Feb 8 at 15:00 GMT
Birmingham City vs. Newcastle United: Saturday Feb 8 at 17:45 GMT
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Chelsea: Saturday Feb 8 at 20:00 GMT
Blackburn Rovers vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sunday Feb 9 at 12:30 GMT
Plymouth Argyle vs. Liverpool: Sunday Feb 9 at 17:00 GMT
Aston Villa vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Sunday Feb 9 at 17:35 GMT
Doncaster Rovers vs. Crystal Palace: Monday Feb 10 at 19:45 GMT
Exeter City vs. Nottingham Forest: Tuesday Feb 11 at 20:30 GMT
Finally, Premier League will resume on Friday, February 14, with, by coincidence, another Brighton vs. Chelsea. However, on Wednesday, February 12, a formerly cancelled game between Everton and Liverpool will be played, meaning Liverpool will finally catch up with the rest (that "game in hand" we've been talking about for months).