The draw for the Carabao Cup fourth has taken place. (Image: Getty)
The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw has thrown up some crackers. Arsenal booked their spot in the next round tonight after thrashing Bolton Wanderers while Liverpool demolised West Ham, with their matches having been delayed a week due to their European involvements.
There is still one outstanding third round match remaining. AFC Wimbledon were forced to postpone their game with Newcastle due to heavy flooding, with the clash now scheduled for Tuesday, October 1.
Tottenham vs Man City is the standout fixture of the last-16 stage while there are other tough tests for some of the Premier League’s big guns.
See below for the full fourth-round fixture list…
Full fourth-round draw
So, the round of 16 ties to be played on the week commencing Monday, October 28 are as follows…
Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton vs Stoke City
Tottenham vs Man City
AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle United vs Chelsea
Manchester United vs Leicester City
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
Preston North End v Arsenal
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Arsenal with an away trip
Preston vs Arsenal
And finally…
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Man Utd drawn
Man Utd vs Leicester City
Tough Liverpool encounter
Brighton vs Liverpool
Mammoth tie
Tottenham vs Man City.
Chelsea learn fate
AFC Wimbledon/Newcastle vs Chelsea
Southampton vs Stoke
Next up…
The draw has started
Here we go…
First match out
Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday first match drawn…
Draw numbers
Remember, there are actually 17 teams left in the draw… even though we’re at the round of 16 stage!
Below are the full draw numbers…
1 Aston Villa
2 Brentford
3 Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Chelsea
5 Crystal Palace
6 Leicester City
7 Manchester City
8 Manchester United
9 Preston North End
10 Sheffield Wednesday
11 Southampton
12 Stoke City
14 Arsenal
15 Liverpool
16 AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle United
Liverpool dominate against West Ham
Liverpool have won by the same scoreline as Arsenal, thrashing West Ham 5-1.
The pressure has been ramped up on Julen Lopetegui following a tough start to the season.
Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo both scored twice while Mohamed Salah also got on the scoresheet.
Arsenal overcome Bolton
Arsenal have seen off Bolton, winning 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
Ethan Nwaneri scored twice on his full debut for the Gunners, while Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz also netted.
Good evening and welcome
Welcome to our live coverage of the Carabao Cup fourth round draw.
We will keep you updated over the next hour or so, as the fourth round matches tonight finish off before the draw takes place shortly.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1953414/carabao-cup-draw-live-Man-Utd-City-Arsenal-Liverpool-Chelsea