Liverpool Carabao Cup draw confirmed as fourth round opponent revealed
How far will record ten-times winners Liverpool go in this season's Carabao Cup? On Tuesday night, Andoni Iraola's team swatted aside an admittedly hopeless Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Anfield; Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai the scorers at Anfield.
Little over 24 hours later, the draw for the last 16 took place, so find out who will be next up for the Reds in this competition.
Carabao Cup confirmed fourth round draw
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Manchester City or Norwich City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton vs Newcastle United
Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal
Sunderland vs Brentford
Fulham vs Crystal Palace
Bourneouth vs Aston Villa
Bradford Town vs Peterborough United
When will Liverpool vs Chelsea take place?
Carabao Cup fourth round fixtures are scheduled to take place on 27, 28 and 29 October. This falls in between Premier League clashes with Brighton and Arsenal at Anfield for Andoni Iraola's team, with the tie guaranteed to be played on Wednesday 28th.
Liverpool vs Chelsea head-to-head record
Matches Played: 200.
Liverpool Wins: 87. Draws: 47. Chelsea Wins: 66.
In a second successive round, Liverpool are involved in the outstanding tie of the set. It is a repeat of both the 2022 and 2024 Carabao Cup Finals, both matches won by Jürgen Klopp's team, the former on penalties and the latter in extra time. Virgil van Dijk's header securing victory for Klopp's kids over the Blue Billion Pound Bottle Jobs, as Gary Neville called them.
The last time Liverpool and Chelsea met in the League Cup away from Wembley was in the third round in 2018, a 2-1 victory for the Blues, with Eden Hazard scoring a sublime solo effort to win it. This time, Xabi Alonso will return to Anfield for the first time since being overlooked for the job on Merseyside, instead taking the vacancy in West London.
How can I watch Liverpool vs Chelsea in the Carabao Cup?
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, every Carabao Cup match is broadcast live by Sky Sports across their various channels. On top of this, terrestrial channel ITV also have the rights to, at least, one match per round free-to-air, as was the case with Tuesday's win over Spurs on Merseyside. Considering the heavyweight nature of this tie, it's very likely that ITV will pick it.
In the United States, CBS Sports have the EFL Cup rights, and every game can be found on Paramount+.
