A crop of Premier League teams have discovered their fate following for the Carabao Cup quarter finals.
The round of 16 did not leave fans wanting for action. Tottenham Hotspur upset Manchester City in the late kickoff, while Newcastle made light work of Chelsea at St James’ Park. Liverpool dispatched Brighton in short order by way of a Cody Gakpo brace, and Ruud Van Nistelrooy put five pasdt Leicester City to open his Manchester United tenure.
The last remaining Championship side in the tournament, Preston North End, could not stand up to Arsenal at Deepdale, suffering a 0-3 loss thanks to goals from Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, and teenage phenom Ethan Nwaneri. The quarter final draw featured exclusively top flight teams for the first time since 2009/10.
The next round of ties will be played the week commencing December 17 amid an already packed festive football schedule, but what ties do we have to look forward to?
Here’s the Carabao Cup quarter final draw in full:
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Newcastle United v Brentford
Southampton v Liverpool
