Carabao Cup fourth-round draw in full: Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool learn next opponents

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

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The latest round of the Carabao Cup saw notable victories by Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool over their respective opponents. Arsenal defeated Ipswich 4-2, while Chelsea came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 6-3 against Leeds in an intense match. Liverpool triumphed over Tottenham with a score of 3-1. Additionally, Brighton secured a surprising victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford after overcoming a two-goal deficit. The fourth-round draw has been completed, with matches scheduled for the week starting 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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Evening Standard · 0.89 cosine similarity
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“Both articles discuss the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw on the same date, mentioning Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool learning their next opponents after recent matches.”
Evening Standard
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“Article A describes the match between Liverpool and Tottenham, while Article B reports on the draw for the next round of Carabao Cup matches after those games were played.”
Evening Standard
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 17 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes Liverpool's match against Tottenham on Tuesday, while Article B refers to the results and next opponents in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, which is a different specific event.”
Evening Standard
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“Article A discusses matches from the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw including results for Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool against Tottenham. Article B focuses on Liverpool's lineup and team news for an upcoming Premier League match against Bournemouth.”
Evening Standard
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“The articles cover different stages of the Carabao Cup, one discussing upcoming draws and fixtures while the other reports on completed matches.”
Toronto Star
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“Article A describes Tottenham's loss at Liverpool and Arsenal's win against Ipswich, while Article B focuses on the draw for the next round of the Carabao Cup after these matches.”
Evening Standard
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“Article A discusses potential lineup changes and players who may impress, while Article B reports on the actual result of Arsenal's match against Ipswich.”

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Arthur Ferridge
19 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 It proved effective enough against the Tractor Boys, but Arteta will be keen to welcome back his first-string sooner rather than later, with Ben White, Jurrien Timber and William Saliba all among those sidelined with the first international break of the campaign looming large.
🔮 Chelsea have confirmed Wyss “will remain an important stakeholder and partner in the ownership group.”
🔮 Speaking after Brighton dumped United out of the Carabao Cup, Carrick said he hoped United would prioritise the youngster’s personal wellbeing in their handling of the delicate situation.
🔮 His hit threatened to steal the headlines for this matchday, but the nine-goal thriller which saw Chelsea edge past Leeds will surely feature most prominently in the season recaps.
🔮 After a summer of significant investment, he may soon face some awkward questions regarding his suitability for this job.
🔮 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.
🔮 Brighton only made it as far as the fourth round last time out, losing to eventual finalists Arsenal, and Fabian Hurzeler will be keen for a sustained cup run.
🔮 They have finished as runners-up in this competition four times in the past 20 years, but will hope to break their duck and finally get over the line this season.
🔮 It will take time to fix them.”
🔮 Another clean sheet for the Tigers may go a long way towards securing their most important objective of the campaign - avoiding relegation.
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Aston Villa Brighton Chelsea Everton Liverpool

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Aston Villa ORG · 2× Brentford ORG · 2× Brighton ORG · 2× Chelsea ORG · 2× Everton ORG · 2× Fulham ORG · 2× Liverpool GPE · 2× Norwich ORG · 2× Gunners ORG · 1× Ipswich ORG · 1×

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His hit threatened to steal the headlines for this matchday, but the nine-goal thriller which saw Chelsea edge past Leeds will surely feature most prominently in the season recaps.
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🔮 His hit threatened to steal the headlines for this matchday, but the nine-goal thriller which saw Chelsea edge past Leeds will surely feature most prominently in the season recaps.

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The Gunners breezed past Ipswich 4-2 on Tuesday evening to continue their progression in this competition, where they were beaten in the final last season. asserted
they → breeze → final
Liverpool were also in the thick of the action this week, dispatching Tottenham 3-1 at Anfield thanks to a thunderous goal from Dominik Szoboszlai. asserted
Liverpool → dispatch → Szoboszlai
His hit threatened to steal the headlines for this matchday, but the nine-goal thriller which saw Chelsea edge past Leeds will surely feature most prominently in the season recaps. asserted
Chelsea → threaten → recaps
The Blues trailed 2-0 early in the second half before roaring back with four unanswered goals. asserted
Blues → trail → goals
The match eventually finished 6-3. asserted
match → finish → ?
Perhaps the most notable result of the round came as Brighton overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. asserted
Brighton → come → Trafford
Shea Lacey and Mason Mount drew first blood early on, but Charalampos Kostoulas, Pascal Gross and Maxin De Cuyper all had their say in the second half to send the Seagulls through. asserted
Kostoulas → draw → Seagulls
Everton and Aston Villa both edged narrow defeats of Wolves and Coventry, respectively. asserted
Everton → edge → Wolves
Fulham came out on top in a narrow contest with West Ham to move on, while Brentford did the same, with Fabio Carvalho’s first-half strike condemning Reading to elimination. asserted
strike → come → elimination
There is one fourth-round tie yet to be fully confirmed, with Manchester City and Norwich not due to play their third-round fixture until Thursday night. asserted
City → be → night
Fourth-round matches will take place during the week commencing October 26, 2026. asserted
matches → take → week
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