CARABAO CUP · 1/4 FINAL DRAW
All eyes were on Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw after their massive slaughter of reigning Premier League champions Arsenal.
The League 2 side sit 84 places below the title holders in the English football pyramid. Fleetwood are 18th in League Two and Arsenal are second in the table used to preview the fourth round of the Premier League – but the gap mattered little as they won 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium.
Fleetwood will host the winner of the Everton-Newcastle United match at Highbury Stadium. After defeating Sheffield United and Arsenal, the League Two side have another home game against their Premier League opposition.
A FOURTH GUARD STILL IN PLAYEverton v Newcastle United · Thursday, October 29 · 19:45 UK
Seven teams secured their place in the last eight. Liverpool were the last team to progress after a 1-1 draw, beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties at Anfield.
Results of the fourth round
City of Bradford2–0Peterborough UnitedBradford City – League One via
Fleetwood Town1–1ArsenalFleetwood won 5-3 on penalties · League 2
Manchester City2-2Brighton & Hove AlbionManchester City won 4-3 on penalties · Premier League
Bournemouth3-0Aston VillaVia Bournemouth · Premier League
Fulham0–1Crystal palaceVia Crystal Palace · Premier League
Sunderland3-2Brentfordvia Sunderland · Premier League
Liverpool1–1ChelseaLiverpool won 6-5 on penalties · Premier League
The draw for the 1/4 final stage of the Carabao Cup has been made
Fleetwood joins six Premier League and EFL rivals already confirmed in the last eight. The remaining place belongs to the winner of “Everton” “Newcastle United”.
“Fleetwood” has drawn the winner of “Everton” – “Newcastle United” at home, and “Bradford City” will visit “Manchester City”. “Liverpool” hosted “Bournemouth”, and “Crystal Palace” hosted “Sunderland”. Select any device above to highlight its journey on the map.
Explore quarter-final journeys
Select a fixture above, use the fixture selector below, or click on a vertex to display its route. Jump directly between gardens or use Reset Map to restore all four. Fleetwood’s two possible opponents, Everton v Newcastle United, have cut routes until the game is settled.
All four quarter final matchesBournemouth → Liverpool · 262 miles one waySunderland → Crystal Palace · 293 miles one wayBradford City → Manchester City · 38 miles one wayEverton → Fleetwood Town · 60 miles one way · temporaryNewcastle United → Fleetwood Town · 133 miles one way · temporary
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Solid lines: approved road trips. Dashed lines: Everton and Newcastle alternate trips to Fleetwood pending fourth round results. Distances are approximate, one way, from place to place. Road route: OSRM / OpenStreetMap; published English border and Fan Banter saved the stadium records. No live traffic estimates.
When are the quarter finals and is it one or two games?
It is the 1/4 final stage single leg tiesplayed at his home club ground. It is intended for them Week beginning Monday, December 14, 2026to be confirmed with exact dates and start times. The semi-final matches will be played over two legs in the weeks starting 11 January and 1 February 2027. The final is scheduled for Sunday, March 21, 2027. EFL fixture dates.
Will the quarter-finals be on Sky Sports or ITV?
All four ties will be broadcast live on Sky Sports or Sky Sports+. Under an agreement with Sky, the two quarter-final games will also be shown free-to-air on ITV. Specific ITV selections, Sky channels and start times will be added when TV selections are announced.
Is there a cash prize for reaching the quarter finals?
there is there is no separate fixed prize for reaching the quarterfinals or winning. It was reported that there are prizes for the final stage £25,000 for losing semi-finalists, £50,000 for runners-up and £100,000 for winners. These amounts are not cumulative.
For Fleetwood and Bradford, the cost of the cup run also comes from their share of the net gate receipts after allowable match costs, plus any relevant television facility fees. That’s why a trip to the Premier League’s big ground can still provide a valuable payday, even without a quarter-final prize cheque. Ticket revenues and television fees are separate from competition prizes.
A brief summary of the fourth round
Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United Bradford progressed to the quarter-finals with a two-goal home win at Valley Parade.
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Arsenal – Fleetwood won 5-3 on penalties. Fleetwood’s cup run continued when they beat the Premier League side in a shootout at Highbury Stadium. Read our Fleetwood-Arsenal report.
Manchester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion – City won 4-3 on penalties. Four goals could not separate the sides, so “City” went through the shootout.
Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa Bournemouth recorded the biggest margin of victory of the six completed fourth round games ever checked.
“Fulham” – “Crystal Palace” 0:1. Palace progressed with a narrow away win at Craven Cottage.
Sunderland 3-2 Brentford. “Sunderland” won a 5-goal game at the “Light Stadium” to take a place in the last eight.
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea – Liverpool won 6-5 on penalties. Morgan Rogers and Cody Gakpo scored back-to-back penalties in the first half. Chelsea’s Valentin Barko, Emanuel Emega and Wesley Fofana, Liverpool’s Kostas Tsimikas and Ryan Gravenburch also failed to score. Joe Gomez scored Liverpool’s last strike before Fofana’s miss settled the contest.
Everton – Newcastle United. October 29 is scheduled for 7.45pm UK time; final 1/4 final place not determined.