Carabao Cup draw recap: Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool find out opponents
Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea are among the teams to have found out their opponents in the Carabao Cup fourth round draw.
All three Premier League sides won their respective third round matches, with City and Chelsea both progressing on Tuesday evening.
Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Leicester are among the other Premier League teams involved, with Arsenal joining them after a 5-1 win over Bolton.
Liverpool were the final team in the pot after their own 5-1 victory over West Ham at Anfield.
The Reds will take on Brighton away from home, while United got a home tie against newly-promoted Leicester.
The Championship was also represented through Preston North End, Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday.
And North End will host Mikel Arteta's Arsenal in one of the ties of the round.
The fourth round ties will all take place on the week commencing October 28. Unlike for the third round, the matches will not be split across two weeks to cover European competitions.
See below for full updates from the draw.
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That's it for tonight's Carabao Cup fourth round draw.
Some intriguing ties in there, with Arsenal facing Championship opposition in Preston North End perhaps one of the matches of the round.
Tottenham also host Manchester City in an all-Premier League clash, with Manchester United hosting Leicester and Liverpool travelling to Brighton.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Preston North End vs Arsenal
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Liverpool
Manchester United vs Leicester City
AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle vs Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Southampton vs Stoke City
Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday
Draw underway
Here we go. Right on schedule, with Jamie Redknapp and Kevin Nolan doing the honours.
Draw start time
We've had word that the draw will be getting underway in the next few minutes. As always on cup nights, take that with a pinch of salt - but we've got an estimate at least...
Who else is in the draw?
As mentioned above, 13 Premier League teams make up the 16 teams that are in the hat for round four, with three Championship teams involved.
Preston North End, Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday are all awaiting their opponents in the last 16 tonight.
Meanwhile, League Two side AFC Wimbledon are also in the hat, with their clash against Newcastle postponed due to severe pitch damage caused by flooding at Plough Lane.
Here are the draw numbers in full:
- 1. Aston Villa
- 2. Brentford
- 3. Brighton and 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
- 13. Tottenham Hotspur
- 14. Arsenal
- 15. Liverpool
- 16. Newcastle United or AFC Wimbledon
Arsenal and Liverpool through
It's been a night full of goals in the Carabao Cup, with 12 of them in the two matches that were played.
Both games ended in 5-1 scorelines as well, with Arsenal and Liverpool emerging triumphant over Bolton and West Ham respectively.
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