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Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool all learn next opponents

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Ferridge, A. (2026, September 16). Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool all learn next opponents. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/carabao-cup-draw-live-arsenal-fc-chelsea-brighton-man-utd-b1297236.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-16 · by Arthur Ferridge

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The Carabao Cup draw for the fourth round is underway, with several Premier League teams including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Everton learning their next opponents. The draw comes after notable matches like Manchester United’s defeat to Brighton and Chelsea’s high-scoring victory over Leeds. The competition's fourth-round ties will commence in the week of October 26, 2026.
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The fourth round of the Carabao Cup saw several Premier League teams drawing their next opponents. Manchester United suffered a shocking defeat by Brighton, who came back from two goals down to win 4-2. Arsenal comfortably beat Ipswich Town 4-2, while Chelsea had an intense match against Leeds, winning 6-3 in a nine-goal thriller. Liverpool advanced after defeating Tottenham 3-1 with a goal from Dominik Szoboszlai. Other teams progressing include Everton and Aston Villa, who beat Wolves and Coventry respectively. The ties will be played the week commencing Monday, October 26, 2026.

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Arthur Ferridge
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Arsenal Brighton Carabao Cup Everton Manchester United

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Brighton ORG · 11× Manchester United ORG · 6× Arsenal ORG · 3× Aston Villa ORG · 3× Everton ORG · 3× Norwich GPE · 3× Chelsea ORG · 2× Leeds GPE · 2× Liverpool GPE · 2× Tottenham ORG · 2×

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Chelsea also have a ball in the pot after their thrilling, topsy-turvy nine-goal defeat of Leeds last week, while Liverpool are through after a Dominik Szoboszlai piledriver eliminated Roberto De Zerbi's ailing Tottenham.
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🔮 A number of Premier League sides are set to find out their next Carabao Cup opponents this evening as the draw for the fourth round of the competition commences.
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool all learn next opponents · assertive framing

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A number of Premier League sides are set to find out their next Carabao Cup opponents this evening as the draw for the fourth round of the competition commences. asserted
draw → set → competition
It follows Manchester United's shocking defeat by Brighton. asserted
It → follow → Brighton
The Red Devils romped to a two-goal lead with barely ten minutes on the clock but fell foul of a dramatic comeback, with Pascal Gross and Maxin De Cuyper among the goals. asserted
Devils → romp → goals
Joining the Seagulls in the next stage of the tournament are Arsenal, who barely got out of second gear as they dispatched Ipswich town last night. asserted
they → join → town
Chelsea also have a ball in the pot after their thrilling, topsy-turvy nine-goal defeat of Leeds last week, while Liverpool are through after a Dominik Szoboszlai piledriver eliminated Roberto De Zerbi's ailing Tottenham. asserted
piledriver → have → Tottenham
Everton and Aston Villa also went through this evening. asserted
Everton → go → ?
There is, of course, one tie yet to be fully decided, with Manchester City and Norwich set to settle their third-round differences on Thursday evening. asserted
City → be → evening
The fourth-round ties will take place in the week commencing Monday, October 26, 2026. asserted
ties → take → week
We expect to get underway at around 10.20pm BST. asserted
We → expect → BST
Fernandes shoots over from the edge of the area. asserted
Fernandes → shoot → area
Brighton have one foot in the fourth round. asserted
Brighton → have → round
Fernandes’ cross is cleared away. asserted
cross → clear → ?
United are laying siege to the Brighton box. asserted
United → lay → box
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