A general view of Carabao Cup trophy
The Carabao Cup fourth round takes place this week with an interesting mix of clubs still in the running for the first silverware of the season.
There are 13 Premier League clubs left in the tournament this term with Liverpool v Chelsea being the headline tie of Round Four.
3The draw for the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup takes place this weekCredit: Getty
Defending champions Manchester City are eyeing glory again while Arsenal are looking to make the last eight too.
League Two’s Fleetwood Town, who face the Gunners this week, are the lowest ranked side left in it.
They’ll be hoping for an almighty giant killing at Highbury while a League One team will make the quarter-finals as Bradford City and Peterborough United face off on Tuesday.
This year’s final will take place on March 21 and with the competition racing towards the latter stages, the draw for quarter-finals is coming up.
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When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw?
The draw will take place on Wednesday, October 28.
It will follow the conclusion of Liverpool v Chelsea so can be expected at around 10:15pm.
The match has been selected for live television broadcast on Sky Sports and ITV and the draw to follow after full-time.
Former Wolves defender Conor Coady and ex-Chelsea star Graham Le Saux will be picking the balls.
The quarter-final ties will take place on December 15 and 16.
3Alonso's Chelsea face his old club Liverpool in the cup this weekCredit: Getty
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Carabao Cup quarter-final draw ball numbers
The ball numbers for the draw will be confirmed by the EFL on Wednesday.
The Carabao Cup fourth round schedule is as follows...
Tuesday, October 27
Bradford v Peterborough United, 19:45Fleetwood Town v Arsenal, 20:00 - LIVE on talkSPORT
Wednesday, October 28
Manchester City v Brighton, 19:30 - LIVE on talkSPORT 2Bournemouth v Aston Villa, 19:45Fulham v Crystal Palace, 19:45Sunderland v Brentford, 19:45Liverpool v Chelsea, 20:00 - LIVE on talkSPORT
Thursday, October 29
Everton v Newcastle, 19:45 - LIVE on talkSPORT
3Arteta's Arsenal face League Two Fleetwood this weekCredit: Getty
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw: What has been said?
Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor insists his side won't be overawed by Arsenal this week.
He said: “The champions are coming to town and they’re coming to our patch.
"The players need to be excited by it, not overawed by it. The respect is through the roof, but the fear can’t be through the roof.
“We’ve earned a game like this. We’ve had to go through round upon round of tough games, and none of them were easy. To get to where we are, we deserve that.”
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta added: “Our reputation, our pride, everything is in play.
"So every time you play a football match, and especially against a team in a different division, respect the game, respect every opponent because they deserve that, and then try to win and try to play a bit better than them.
"We know the risk, and in football, things can get very equal the moment you are able to match certain things, and that's why our basics and habits have to be through the roof to be able to win the game."