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There are some mouth-watering Carabao Cup quarter-final ties in prospect and one of Tottenham or Manchester City will be in the hat shortly. No Haaland for Man City. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE
With Man City chasing an equaliser at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Pep Guardiola has opted against turning to leading scorer Erling Haaland.
Interesting decision. 14 minutes left in North London.
Championship sides fall
There will be no Championship sides in the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw with Preston being the last team to fall.
That means one of the big-boys will be picking up the trophy in early 2025.
Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle have joined Liverpool in the hat.
Arsenal cruised past Preston with a 3-0 win at Deepdale, United thrashed Leicester 5-2 and Newcastle beat Chelsea 2-0.
Crystal Palace have also sealed their spot in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa.
Here’s the dates for the rest of the Carabao Cup…
Quarter-finals
Week commencing December 17
Semi-finals
First legs: Week commencing January 6
Second legs Week commencing February 3
Final
March 16
Liverpool are in the hat for the draw.
The full-time whistle has gone at the Amex and the Reds have beaten Brighton 3-2.
Cody Gakpo scored twice and Arne Slot’s side survived a late scare after Brighton pulled a goal back in the 90th minute.
Latest scores
Here’s the latest from tonight’s matches…
Brighton 2-3 Liverpool FT
Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 5-2 Leicester City
Newcastle United 2-0 Chelsea
Preston 0-3 Arsenal
Tottenham 2-1 Manchester City
Brentford are already in the hat. The Bees beat Sheffield Wednesday on penalties yesterday following a 1-1 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Southampton also survived a scare. They needed an 88th-minute winner from James Bree to edge past Stoke City with a 3-2 win.
Carabao Cup quarter-final dates
Quarter-final ties will take place the week commencing December 17.
Sky Sports’ presenter Mark Chapman will host tonight’s draw, alongside former England midfielders Jamie Redknapp and Izzy Christiansen.
Carabao Cup quarter-final ball numbers
1 Brentford
2 Southampton
3 Aston Villa or Crystal Palace
4 Brighton or Liverpool
5 Manchester United or Leicester City
6 Newcastle United or Chelsea
7 Preston or Arsenal
8 Tottenham or Manchester City
