Fleetwood Town to face Everton or Newcastle in EFL Cup quarter-finals
League Two's Fleetwood Town will host the winner of Everton against Newcastle after the EFL Cup quarter-final draw set four ties for December.
Fleetwood Town were drawn on 28 October to host Everton or Newcastle United in the EFL Cup quarter-finals at Highbury, extending the League Two club's run into the last eight. The draw also paired holders Manchester City with Bradford City, Liverpool with Bournemouth and Crystal Palace with Sunderland. The ties are scheduled for the week beginning 14 December 2026.
Fleetwood Town await Everton or Newcastle
Fleetwood's opponent will be decided when Everton host Newcastle in the final fourth-round match on Thursday, 29 October, at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Fleetwood are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, according to BBC Sport, and had never advanced beyond the third round before this season. They reached the quarter-finals by beating Premier League champions Arsenal on penalties on Tuesday.
That leaves two clubs outside the Premier League in the last eight. Bradford City are the other one, and will travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. City reached this stage after a 2-2 draw with Brighton, winning the subsequent penalty shootout 4-3, according to the Guardian. Bradford were finalists in 2013, OneFootball reported.
The other EFL Cup quarter-final ties
Liverpool will host Bournemouth after beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties in the fourth round. The Guardian reported that Bournemouth advanced with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Liverpool and Bournemouth are one of two all-Premier League pairings in the draw.
In the other, Crystal Palace will host Sunderland at Selhurst Park. Palace beat Fulham 1-0 to progress, while Sunderland defeated Brentford 3-2, according to the Guardian. Both clubs now have a confirmed opponent, unlike Fleetwood, whose tie depends on the Everton-Newcastle result.
The draw sets the four matchups, but individual match dates and kick-off times have not yet been announced in the reports. For Fleetwood, Thursday's fourth-round result will determine whether Everton or Newcastle visits Highbury during the December quarter-final week.
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Sources and context
- 🚨 The draw for the EFL Cup quarter-finals has been madeOneFootball (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties: Carabao Cup plus quarter-final draw – as it happenedThe Guardian
- Carabao Cup draw: Fleetwood Town to face Everton or Newcastle in quarter-finalBBC Sport
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