Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Liverpool face Man City in fourth round as Manchester United host Burnley
Follow the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw following the conclusion of the third-round fixtures
Carabao Cup holders Liverpool will face Premier League champions Manchester City in the fourth round, with the match set to be played within days of the World Cup final.
Liverpool won last season’s tournament by beating Chelsea on penalties, ending a run of four years in a row in which Pep Guardiola’s side lifted the Carabao Cup trophy.
City and Liverpool played out a fractious clash at Anfield earlier this season following last campaign’s title battle and their latest meeting was the pick of the fourth-round ties.
Elesewhere, Newcastle drew Bournemouth at home while Manchester United will play Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. Gillingham, the lowest ranked team still in the draw, will play Wolves away from home in what will be Julen Lopetegui’s first match in charge.
The next stage of the competition takes place following the World Cup final and before the return of the Premier League - on December 20 and 21.
Follow the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw, below:
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Peter Schmeichel and Dion Dublin will be picking the balls. Here’s a reminder of the numbers.
- 1 AFC Bournemouth
- 2 Blackburn Rovers
- 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
- 4 Burnley
- 5 Charlton Athletic
- 6 Gillingham
- 7 Leicester City
- 8 Lincoln City
- 9 Liverpool
- 10 Manchester City
- 11 Milton Keynes Dons
- 12 Newcastle United
- 13 Nottingham Forest
- 14 Southampton
- 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 16 Manchester United
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
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Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
It’s already been a big day of football news with Gareth Southgate’s England squad announcement for the World Cup. The headline inclusion was that of James Maddison and although it has been a considered decision from Southgate, it’s one that comes with a risk, too.
Here’s Mark Critchley’s analysis of the England squad:
Gareth Southgate takes considered yet significant risk with James Maddison selection
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Erik ten Hag, speaking to Sky Sports: “Two halves, never the same! It’s true. But first half we controlled the game by good pressing, but we then did the wrong things in transition. We missed a lot of opportunities and we were sloppy on the ball. At half time we said keep the pressing, but be more direct. We fought back and I’m proud of the team that they could do that after Sunday’s defeat.
“It’s a quick game, it’s an intense game. We have made a step in the right direction but we need to find the moments where we can have more composure. But we have a long way to go. Of course, we now have time to reflect and see where we can improve.”
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
The fourth-round draw numbers have been confirmed:
- 1 AFC Bournemouth
- 2 Blackburn Rovers
- 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
- 4 Burnley
- 5 Charlton Athletic
- 6 Gillingham
- 7 Leicester City
- 8 Lincoln City
- 9 Liverpool
- 10 Manchester City
- 11 Milton Keynes Dons
- 12 Newcastle United
- 13 Nottingham Forest
- 14 Southampton
- 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 16 Manchester United
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Frank Lampard admitted Everton’s fringe players had come up short after being sent crashing out of the Carabao Cup at Bournemouth.
Lampard defended his decision to make eleven changes as the Toffees’ hopes of moving a step closer to winning their first trophy since 1995 were dashed with a 4-1 third round defeat in Dorset.
Frank Lampard admits ‘we were poor’ after Everton are humbled by Bournemouth
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Manchester United may not see it as revenge for Sunday, let alone 2021’s Europa League final defeat, but they found a way of overcoming Unai Emery.
A prowess in knockout competitions helped give the quadruple Europa League winner such appeal to Aston Villa that they appointed him but their first defeat under the Spaniard came against a club who can testify to his excellence.
Emery’s Villarreal are a major reason why United have not lifted a trophy since 2017 but Villa have gone 26 years without winning silverware and, four days after his first game, the Spaniard cannot claim the Carabao Cup this season after a night of fluctuating emotions.
In a game of two halves, a subdued first followed by a stunning second, Villa led twice but succumbed to a familiar tormentor.
Match report by Richard Jolly as Manchester United progressed to the last 16.
Bruno Fernandes steers Manchester United past Aston Villa in thrilling cup comeback
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Boubacar Traore’s late winner sent Wolves through to the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.
The substitute struck with five minutes left to down much-changed Leeds and seal a 1-0 victory for the hosts.
It settled an uneventful game which looked to be heading to penalties and gave new Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui and his coaches food for thought.
Lopetegui is due at the club’s Compton training base on Friday, ahead of watching Saturday’s visit of Arsenal, before officially taking charge on Monday.
The former Spain manager’s lieutenants were at Molineux having already briefly introduced themselves to the squad and they would have been concerned and encouraged in equal measure early on.
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