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MapFleetwood Town Set For Everton Or Newcastle Carabao Cup Quarter-Final After Arsenal Penalties
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Fleetwood Town, League Two, reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals by beating Arsenal on penalties. They will face either Everton or Newcastle United in the quarter-finals.
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Fleetwood’s next test
Fleetwood Town will face Everton or Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after the League Two side reached the last eight by stunning Premier League champions Arsenal on penalties. Everton will host Newcastle at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the final match of the fourth round on Thursday, with the winner set to travel to Highbury for the quarter-final.
Manchester City will host Bradford City at Etihad Stadium after City needed penalties to get past Brighton in round four, while Liverpool will host Bournemouth and Crystal Palace will take on Sunderland at Selhurst Park. The quarter-final fixtures will take place in the week commencing 14 December, with the draw listing Fleetwood Town v Everton/Newcastle United, Manchester City v Bradford City, Crystal Palace v Sunderland, and Liverpool v Bournemouth.
Draw details and broadcast
The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw is scheduled to take place after the conclusion of the fourth-round tie between Liverpool and Chelsea, with that discussion beginning at 8:00 p.m. BST on Wednesday, October 28.
The draw procedures will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, and Dave Jones will oversee the draw with Conor Coady and Graeme Le Saux present to conduct the draw.
The ball numbers for the quarter-final draw list 1. Bournemouth, 2. Bradford, 3. Everton or Newcastle, 4. Fleetwood Town, 5. Crystal Palace, 6. Liverpool or Chelsea, 7. Manchester City, and 8. Sunderland.
Fleetwood’s quarter-final path is set to hinge on Thursday’s Everton-Newcastle tie, while the other quarter-final pairings are set as Manchester City vs Bradford City, Crystal Palace vs Sunderland, and Liverpool vs Bournemouth.
Quarter-finals set for December
Fleetwood Town will host the winner of Thursday night’s fourth round tie between Everton and Newcastle United, with the tie scheduled for the week commencing Monday 14 December 2026. Fleetwood’s cup run began with a victory over Arsenal secured on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Highbury, and the club’s account says Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Town ahead in the 21st minute before Viktor Gyökeres equalised early in the second half.
Jay Lynch produced crucial saves to keep the scores at 1-1 and Town converted all five of their penalties, with Conor Haughey firing home the decisive kick in a 5-3 shoot-out. The draw also sets Manchester City vs Bradford City, Crystal Palace vs Sunderland, and Liverpool vs Bournemouth, with the quarter-final stage taking place across the week starting December 14.