Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham learn quarter-final opponents
Latest updates as the last-eight matches are revealed
The only EFL club left in the competition were able to avoid Chelsea and Liverpool but will face Mikel Arteta’s side at the Emirates in the week commencing December 20.
Elsewhere, Tottenham will host London rivals West Ham after they were the first teams drawn out by Jimmy Bullard, a runner-up in the League Cup with Wigan in 2006, and Leyton Orient fan and actor Daniel Mays on Soccer AM. Sunderland will travel to Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after the draw was made on Saturday morning.
Liverpool were the penultimate team drawn out and they will entertain Leicester at Anfield, with the Reds looking to add to their eight overall wins in the competition - the joint-most along with Manchester City, who had won the tournament in each of the last four seasons but were knocked out by West Ham in the fourth round.
Another derby between two sides in the capital will see Brentford set to host Chelsea again. The two west London clubs faced off earlier in the month with Thomas Tuchel’s side clinching a narrow 1-0 win after a hard-fought contest at the Brentford Community Stadium.
When is the Carabao Cup draw?
The draw will take place during the Sky Sports TV show Soccer AM this morning, with John Fendley hosting as Jimmy Bullard and Danny Mays conduct the draw. The programme will begin at 10.30am BST and conclude at midday.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham are among the clubs awaiting their last-eight fate in the League Cup. The draw for the quarter-finals takes place on Saturday morning, with each side having earned their spot courtesy of midweek victories - half of them going through thanks to penalty shoot-out wins.
The remaining eight sides in the draw are Chelsea, Arsenal and Sunderland from Tuesday night’s games, plus Brentford, West Ham, Leicester, Tottenham and Liverpool following them one evening later. It was the Hammers who saw off reigning champions Manchester City, ensuring there would be no fifth straight success for Pep Guardiola’s side - and also meaning that Jurgen Klopp’s team can retake the record for most wins in the competition if they go the distance this year. Sunderland, meanwhile, are the only remaining club from outside the Premier League, after the League One side saw off QPR on penalties.
Quarter-final ties are scheduled to be played in the week commencing December 20, with the semi-finals then taking place in the new year.
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