A basic view of the Carabao Cup trophy previous to the Carabao Cup Second Spherical match between Doncaster Rovers and Everton at Keepmoat Stadium on August 30, 2023 in Doncaster, England. (Picture by George Wooden/Getty Photos)
The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2024/25 EFL Cup occurred on Wednesday night, with groups now irresistibly near reaching Wembley.
Holders Liverpool are nonetheless going sturdy after overcoming a troublesome Brighton facet 3-2 away from residence, whereas Newcastle comfortably beat Chelsea 2-0 at residence to maintain their long-running trophy hunt alive.
Manchester United are additionally within the hat after they started the post-Erik ten Hag period with a 5-2 thrashing of Leicester below interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Arsenal beat Championship facet Preston North Finish 3-0 away thanks largely to a surprising efficiency from 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri.
Tottenham are the final remaining member of the so-called ‘massive six’ after beating eight-time winners Man Metropolis 2-1 at residence, whereas Aston Villa had been shocked at residence by the identical scoreline in opposition to Crystal Palace.
Carabao Cup R4 outcomes
Southampton 3-2 Stoke Metropolis
Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Brentford win 5-4 on penalties)
Brighton 2-3 Liverpool
Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester Metropolis
Newcastle United 2-0 Chelsea
Preston North Finish 0-3 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Man Metropolis
Southampton and Brentford full an all-Premier League line-up after beating Stoke Metropolis and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively.
Learn on for the total EFL Cup quarter-final draw:
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw
Manchester United are nonetheless going sturdy on this season’s EFL Cup. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Newcastle United vs Brentford
Southampton vs Liverpool
The quarter-finals of this season’s EFL Cup are resulting from be performed from the week starting December sixteenth.
Winners of these ties go right into a two-legged semi-final throughout January and February earlier than the showpiece last at Wembley on sixteenth March.
Who’re probably the most profitable groups in Carabao Cup historical past?
Liverpool – 10 titles
Man Metropolis – 8 titles
Man Utd – 6 titles
Chelsea – 5 titles
Aston Villa – 5 titles
Tottenham Hotspur – 4 titles
Nottingham Forest – 4 titles
Leicester Metropolis – 3 titles
Arsenal, Norwich Metropolis, Birmingham Metropolis, Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2 titles
11 groups – 1 title