Carabao Cup Quarter-Final Draw: Liverpool Face Bournemouth, Fleetwood Await Newcastle or Everton

With the Carabao Cup fourth round all but complete by 29 October 2026, the quarter-final draw revealed four ties to be played in the week of 14 December. League Two Fleetwood Town, fresh from their penalty-shootout elimination of Premier League champions Arsenal, were drawn at home again — this time against the winner of the final fourth-round match between Everton and Newcastle United, played at Hill Dickinson Stadium on the evening of 29 October. Liverpool, who beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties, were paired with Bournemouth, who had knocked out Aston Villa 3-0. Manchester City, who needed penalties to beat Brighton after a 2-2 draw, face Bradford City, who beat Peterborough 2-0. Crystal Palace, who edged Fulham 1-0, host Sunderland, who beat Brentford 3-2. Fleetwood remain the competition's romantic story: the only non-Premier League side still standing, guaranteed at least one more home match against top-flight opposition at their compact Highbury ground before a final at Wembley scheduled for 21 March 2027.