Now full details of tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final draw confirmed including ball numbers

Written on Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Joe Dixon

We now have all of the details for the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw tonight, including the ball numbers that have been revealed on Wednesday.

This follows last night’s wins for Bradford and Fleetwood, defeats for Peterborough and Arsenal.

The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw will be made tonight after the conclusion of the Liverpool v Chelsea game, which is an 8pm kick-off.

Everton and Newcastle United don’t of course play until Thursday night, so they will know ahead of that match who their quarter-final opponent will be, if progressing from the last 16.

Sky Sports presenter Dave Jones will host the draw, alongside former Liverpool player Conor Coady and former Chelsea player Graeme Le Saux.

The ball numbers are:

1 Bradford
2 Fleetwood
3 Bournemouth or Villa
4 Fulham or Palace
5 Liverpool or Chelsea
6 Man City or Brighton
7 Sunderland or Brentford
8 Everton or Newcastle United

The full Carabao Cup fourth round schedule:

Tuesday 27 October – Bradford 2 Peterborough 0
Tuesday 27 October – Fleetwood 1 Arsenal 1 (Fleetwood win 5-3 on penalties)
Wednesday 28 October – Man City v Brighton (7.30pm) Sky Sports+
Wednesday 28 October – Sunderland v Brentford (7.45pm) Sky Sports+
Wednesday 28 October – Fulham v Palace (7.45pm) Sky Sports+
Wednesday 28 October – Bournemouth v Villa (7.45pm) Sky Sports+
Wednesday 28 October – Liverpool v Chelsea (8pm) Sky Sports Football and ITV
Thursday 29 October – Everton v Newcastle United (7.45pm) Sky Sports+

The complete list of the following Carabao Cup rounds when matches will be played:

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