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Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea and Man City discover Carabao Cup opponents

The Carabao Cup quarter-finals have been confirmed, with some intriguing ties in the offing.

Crystal Palace's reward for a 3-0 dismantling of record winners Liverpool at Anfield is a trip to Premier League leaders Arsenal.

We're into the final eight of the competition

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We're into the final eight of the competitionCredit: Getty

Manchester City and Newcastle have also been given home draws, going up against Brentford and Fulham respectively.

As for Cardiff, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, they have got a home tie of their own.

The Welsh outfit will face Chelsea at the Cardiff City Stadium.

All of the Carabao Cup quarter-final ties will take place in the week commencing Monday, December 15.

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Carabao Cup quarter-final draw in full

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

Cardiff City vs Chelsea

Manchester City vs Brentford

Newcastle vs Fulham

Fourth round chaos

It was a thrilling night of action in the fourth round on Wednesday, with goals galore in every tie.

Liverpool were embarrassed and dumped out of the Carabao Cup by bogey team Crystal Palace, losing 3-0 at Anfield to continue their misery this season.

Chelsea won a seven-goal clash away at Wolves, with the last two goals coming in the final stages of the game.

Jamie Gitten's 89th-minute goal looked to have secured the win for the Blues, making it 4-2 after Liam Delap's red card.

Palace outplayed a youthful Liverpool side on Wednesday

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Palace outplayed a youthful Liverpool side on WednesdayCredit: Getty

Holders Newcastle eased past Spurs

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Holders Newcastle eased past SpursCredit: Getty

And there were no problems for Arsenal against Brighton at the Emirates Stadium

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And there were no problems for Arsenal against Brighton at the Emirates StadiumCredit: Getty

However, David Moller Wolfe's strike made things nervy at the end, but Maresca's men managed to get the line.

Arsenal avoided a shock against Brighton though, winning 2-0 thanks to Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka's goals.

And Man City had a similar outcome, despite a small worry following Swansea's opening goal in their tie in Wales.

Pep Guardiola's men ran out 3-1 winners in the end.

Meanwhile, Carabao Cup holders Newcastle outclassed Tottenham with a 2-0 win and put their names in the hat.

Five teams joined the three who had already claimed a place in the quarter-finals on Tuesday evening.

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Carabao Cup fourth round scores

Wycombe 1-1 (4-5 penalties) Fulham

Grimsby 0-5 Brentford

Wrexham 1-2 Cardiff

Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace

Swansea 1-3 Manchester City

Wolves 3-4 Chelsea

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton

Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham

Brentford thrashed Manchester United's conquerors, Grimsby Town, 5-0, while Fulham knocked out Wycombe.

League One Cardiff are the only team left in the competition that aren't in the Premier League, beating Wrexham 2-1 to stay in contention.

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