THE draw for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup will soon be upon us.
The third round of the EFL cup wrapped up on Thursday night after Manchester United’s 4-2 win over Aston Villa.
The draw for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup took place on Thursday evening
The next round of the tournament will take place on the week commencing December 18
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And EFL chiefs didn’t waste any time in scheduling the draw – which was set to get underway minutes after the final third-round tie at Old Trafford.
16 teams will be involved in the draw, including the 10 remaining top-flight clubs.
Bournemouth, Leicester, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Brighton, Newcastle, Liverpool, Southampton, Manchester City and Manchester United.
The fourth-round fixtures are expected to take place on the week commencing December 19.
Lancashire duo Blackburn and Burnley are the sole Championship representatives in the fourth round.
Four League Two sides have progressed through to the next stage of the League club – which will do wonders for their finances.
Charlton Athletic, Gillingham, Lincoln City and MK Dons’ names will all be in the hat.
And they’ll no doubt welcome a lucrative tie home tie against one of the big fish left in the tournament with both hands.
Although they’d likely be satisfied with drawing one of their league rivals in to give themselves a better chance of making the final at Wembley.
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