Carabao Cup quarter-final draw

Fleetwood Town have become the story of the Carabao Cup as the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition knocked out Premier League champions Arsenal to reach the quarter-finals.

The fourth-tier side stunned Mikel Arteta’s team on penalties, following a 1-1 draw at Highbury, in one of the tournament’s biggest ever shocks to potentially book another blockbuster draw.

There are still plenty of big hitters in the mix, after all, with Liverpool’s heavyweight clash with Chelsea headlining the remainder of the fourth-round matches to be played this week.

Holders Manchester City remain top contenders but face a stern test against high-flying Brighton in another intriguing tie as we approach the business end of the tournament.

Fleetwood could yet face Bradford Town for a semi-final place, however, after the 2012 runners-up defeated Peterborough United to secure their progress on Tuesday.

Mike Jones28 October 2026 20:00

Good evening!

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final draw.

The competition is quickly drawing towards it’s conclusion with only eight teams remaining in the league cup following this week’s fourth round ties.

The biggest shock is League Two’s Fleetwood Town dumping out the Premier League champions Arsenal via a penalty shootout on Tuesday evening and with several Premier League teams facing off against each other there us potential for more upsets.

We’ll have all the latest updates throughout the evening so stick with us.