Cardiff City v Chelsea LIVE: Kick-off time, TV channel and team news

Cardiff City welcome Chelsea to Cardiff City Stadium tonight with a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals on the line — and the Bluebirds are ready to embrace a huge occasion under the lights in the capital.

Brian Barry-Murphy’s side come into this quarter-final flying, sitting top of League One and full of confidence, while their Premier League opposition arrive knowing this is exactly the kind of cup tie that can bite if focus slips.

Kick-off is at 8pm, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with a packed house expected and plenty of intrigue around team selection, momentum and whether Cardiff can turn belief into something memorable.

We’ll have all the build-up, team news, live updates and reaction right here as it unfolds.

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