A common 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 passed off on Wednesday night, with groups now irresistibly near reaching Wembley.
Holders Liverpool are nonetheless going robust after overcoming a tricky Brighton facet 3-2 away from dwelling, whereas Newcastle comfortably beat Chelsea 2-0 at dwelling 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 underneath interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Arsenal beat Championship facet Preston North Finish 3-0 away thanks largely to a gorgeous efficiency from 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri.
Tottenham are the final remaining member of the so-called ‘huge six’ after beating eight-time winners Man Metropolis 2-1 at dwelling, whereas Aston Villa have been shocked at dwelling by the identical scoreline towards 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 complete EFL Cup quarter-final draw:
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw
- 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 as a consequence of 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 ultimate at Wembley on sixteenth March.
Who’re essentially 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
