Ahead of Wednesday night, the full details of the Carabao Cup fourth round draw have now been made public.
Wednesday afternoon seeing the EFL reveal the details, including the ball numbers.
The official EFL release stating: ‘The Round Four draw of the Carabao Cup will take place live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of the Round Three tie between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday 16 September. Sky Sports presenter Pien Meulensteen will host the draw, alongside former Liverpool and England midfielder Jamie Redknapp and ex-Manchester United and England defender Ashley Young.’
Tuesday night saw five more third round ties decided.
Last week it was Chelsea, Newcastle United, Bournemouth, Bradford, Sunderland and Palace who went through in their ties.
Whilst last night it became a total 11 confirmed for the Carabao Cup fourth round draw with Liverpool, Fulham, Brentford, Peterborough and Arsenal progressing.
We will find out another four of the last 16 tonight ahead of the draw, then Man City v Norwich won’t be played until tomorrow (Thursday 17 September).
The fact that the eight Premier League clubs involved in the Champions League and Europa League couldn’t play one of the other seven has helped ensure there will be very few teams from the lower leagues in the fourth round.
So far there are nine Premier League clubs that have qualified and Peterborough and Bradford, both from League One.
Of the remaining five third round ties only Fleetwood v Sheffield United guarantees at least three lower league clubs progressing. To prevent there being 13 Premier League clubs in the last 16, either Wolves will have to win at Everton tonight or Norwich win at Man City on Thursday.
The ball numbers for tonight’s Carabao Cup fourth round draw:
1 Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Bradford
4 Brentford
5 Chelsea
6 Palace
7 Fulham
8 Liverpool
9 Newcastle United
10 Peterboorough
11 Sunderland
12 Coventry or Villa
13 Everton or Wolves
14 Fleetwood or Sheff Utd
15 Man U or Brighton
16 Man City or Norwich
This is the complete list of the remaining Carabao Cup dates when matches will be played after the third round:
Round Four: w/c 26 October 2026
Round Five: w/c 14 December 2026
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February 2027
Final: Sunday 21 March 2027
The full Carabao Cup third round schedule:
Tuesday 8 September Crystal Palace 3 Middlesbrough 0
Tuesday 8 September Sunderland 1 Hull City 0
Tuesday 8 September AFC Bournemouth 4 Lincoln City 0
Tuesday 8 September Leyton Orient 1 Bradford City 3
Tuesday 8 September Millwall 0 Newcastle United 1
Wednesday 9 September Chelsea 6 Leeds 3
Tuesday 15 September Peterborough 3 Barnsley 3 and Peterborough win 7-6 on penalties
Tuesday 15 September West Ham 2 Fulham 3
Tuesday 15 September Reading 1 Brentford 2
Tuesday 15 September Ipswich 2 v Arsenal 4
Tuesday 15 September Liverpool 3 Tottenham 1
Wednesday 16 September Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers 19:45 Sky Sports+
Wednesday 16 September Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United 19:45 Sky Sports+
Wednesday 16 September Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion 20:00 Sky Sports Main Event and ITV1
Wednesday 16 September Coventry City v Aston Villa 20:00 Sky Sports+
Thursday 17 September Manchester City v Norwich City 19:30 Sky Sports+