Carabao Cup quarter-final draw LIVE: Fleetwood to learn next opponents after famous win over Arsenal
Fleetwood Town will discover their quarter-final fate after pulling off one of the great Carabao Cup shocks with a win over Arsenal.
The League Two side are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, and the first club from the fourth division to reach the last eight since Colchester United in 2019/20. They have company, though, among some Premier League heavyweights: League One’s Bradford City join them in the hat after success over fellow third-tier side Peterborough on Tuesday.
The draw will follow the conclusion of tonight’s fourth-round ties, which includes a marquee encounter between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield. Defending champions Manchester City are also in action, continuing their chase for silverware after the Premier League’s seismic verdict.
Follow all of the latest ahead of the draw with our live blog below:
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw LIVE
The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw takes place at the conclusion of Liverpool vs Chelsea
Draw expected to begin around 10.15pm, live on Sky Sports
League Two's Fleetwood Town and League One's Bradford City are only lower league clubs left in competition
Five all-Premier League ties taking place tonight
When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw?
20:06
The draw will follow the conclusion of the Round Four tie between Liverpool and Chelsea.
That encounter kicks off at 8pm BST on Wednesday 28 October, so the draw can be expected at some time after 10pm BST.
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw
20:00
Fleetwood Town have become the story of the Carabao Cup as the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition knocked out Premier League champions Arsenal to reach the quarter-finals.
The fourth-tier side stunned Mikel Arteta’s team on penalties, following a 1-1 draw at Highbury, in one of the tournament’s biggest ever shocks to potentially book another blockbuster draw.
There are still plenty of big hitters in the mix, after all, with Liverpool’s heavyweight clash with Chelsea headlining the remainder of the fourth-round matches to be played this week.
Holders Manchester City remain top contenders but face a stern test against high-flying Brighton in another intriguing tie as we approach the business end of the tournament.
Fleetwood could yet face Bradford Town for a semi-final place, however, after the 2012 runners-up defeated Peterborough United to secure their progress on Tuesday.
Good evening!
16:19
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final draw.
The competition is quickly drawing towards it’s conclusion with only eight teams remaining in the league cup following this week’s fourth round ties.
The biggest shock is League Two’s Fleetwood Town dumping out the Premier League champions Arsenal via a penalty shootout on Tuesday evening and with several Premier League teams facing off against each other there us potential for more upsets.
We’ll have all the latest updates throughout the evening so stick with us.
