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

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.

Referees will make in-stadium announcements on the outcome of VAR reviews in the Carabao Cup semi-finals next month – a first for English football.

On-field referees will announce decisions made by the video assistant referee (VAR) to fans in the stadiums during the upcoming Carabao Cup semi-finals.

The Carabao Cup semi-finals featuring Arsenal, Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool will see referees announcing decisions to the fans following VAR interventions

Referees will make in-stadium announcements on the outcome of VAR reviews in the remainder of this season’s Carabao Cup, marking a first for English football. The EFL confirmed on Monday that VAR will be in use for the competition’s two-leg semi-finals and for the final at Wembley on March 16.

This season's Carabao Cup semifinals will see the trial of in-stadium VAR (video assistant referee) announcements for the first time in English football.

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.