Carabao Cup fourth-round draw LIVE – Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool learn next opponents

Plenty of big clubs are left in the draw hoping to replace Liverpool as champions

Manchester City won’t ‘waste energy’ on Carabao Cup, says Pep Guardiola

The draw for the Carabao Cup fourth round took place at the culmination of the clash between Liverpool and West Ham at Anfield on Wednesday night - the last of the scheduled fixtures in the third round, which was spread over two midweeks.

However, one more game will need to be played out to complete the round, after AFC Wimbledon’s meeting with Newcastle was postponed after flooding and pitch damage.

Liverpool were last year’s winners - then under Jurgen Klopp - and the Reds hold the record for most League Cup wins, too, with ten. They will continue their attempts to retain the trophy with a fourth-round trip to Brighton, following the draw, while the pick of the ties was Tottenham being set to host Manchester City.

Follow the Carabao Cup fourth round draw reaction below along with reaction to Liverpool’s match with West Ham:

Carabao Cup fourth round draw - LIVE

• Draw took place after culmination Liverpool’s 5-1 win over West Ham
• Tottenham v Manchester City is the pick of the ties
• Man Utd v Leicester, Brighton v Liverpool and Aston Villa v Crystal Palace among all-Premier League ties
• Arsenal face Preston while Chelsea face the winner of Newcastle’s postponed game against AFC Wimbledon

[25 September 2024 17:01 · Chris Wilson]

Liverpool v West Ham - live updates

Welcome to the Independent’s live coverage of the League Cup third-round clash between Liverpool and West Ham at Anfield.

Arne Slot gets his first taste of English cup football with a home tie against a West Ham side who were woeful last weekend in their 3-0 loss against Chelsea.

Liverpool won 3-0 against Bournemouth on the same day and will be hoping to consolidate their recent form with a win against Lopetegui’s struggling Hammers side.