SportsCatch
EN

Liverpool host Chelsea and Fleetwood land Arsenal in Carabao Cup fourth-round draw

The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw produced two standout ties: Liverpool will host Chelsea at Anfield, while League Two Fleetwood Town earned a home fixture against Premier League champions Arsenal.

1 min read
Liverpool host Chelsea and Fleetwood land Arsenal in Carabao Cup fourth-round draw
Share

Liverpool will face Chelsea at Anfield and League Two Fleetwood Town will host Arsenal after the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw was made, setting up a series of compelling fixtures for the week commencing 26 October.

The meeting between Liverpool and Chelsea is the headline tie of the round, with added intrigue provided by Chelsea’s manager Xabi Alonso — a former Liverpool captain — returning to Anfield. Both clubs are considered realistic contenders for the trophy this season.

Fleetwood’s reward for a 1-0 third-round victory over Sheffield United is a home tie against the reigning Premier League champions. Rhys Norrington-Davies’s own goal settled that midweek match and sent the League Two side into the draw as the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition.

Everton will host Newcastle in another all-Premier League clash. The Toffees booked their place in the fourth round with a 1-0 win over Championship side Wolves at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, a match attended by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney — both Everton supporters — following a bilateral meeting. Charly Alcaraz’s 80th-minute goal sealed the victory.

Fulham will take on London rivals Crystal Palace, while Bournemouth host Aston Villa, who are still searching for consistent form despite a 3-1 third-round win over Coventry. Sunderland face Brentford, and Bradford City meet Peterborough United — guaranteeing a League One side a place in the quarter-finals.

The final fourth-round spot depends on Thursday’s outstanding third-round fixture: Brighton, who came from two goals down to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, could face a return trip to Manchester to play City if they first defeat Norwich.

Carabao Cup fourth-round draw

Fleetwood v Arsenal

Manchester City or Norwich v Brighton

Everton v Newcastle

Sunderland v Brentford

Liverpool v Chelsea

Bradford v Peterborough

Fulham v Crystal Palace

Bournemouth v Aston Villa

Share
{# Sitewide native fullscreen interstitial — our own bet-CTA card blown up to a takeover (replaces the SDK overlay). The shared card animations + countdown load once, AFTER the interstitial markup, so the countdown script's first tick sees this card's node too (the in-read card, in
above, already exists). One include covers both surfaces. #}