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The final tie

And finally Newcastle United will have a repeat of their most recent Premier League encounter against Fulham

Tie 2 and 3

Cardiff will be at home for their quarter-final tie against Chelsea.

Manchester City will also be on their own patch and they are set to face Brentford.

The draw is underway

Sky Sports has returned from that ad break with the three pundits now in a different room.

McAnuff is drawing the home teams while Redknapp is picking out the balls for the teams set to be at home

And the first tie out is Arsenal who will be hosting Crystal Palace

Draw is up next

We have had it confirmed by Mark Chapman that the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw is *finally* on the way...

An Arne Slot interview has arrived first though, alongside another ad break, though it is very likely this is the last set of images before the draw is completed by Jamie Redknapp and Jobi McAnuff.

Getting closer to the draw

We have now heard from Newcastle goal-scorers Nick Woltemade and Fabian Schar with some analysis on those strikes also completed.

Magpies boss Eddie Howe is now speaking to Sky Sports though...

We promise there is a draw to come tonight, it will just take a little bit of patience.

What time is the draw?

With every Carabao Cup fourth round tie now concluded, the quarter-final draw will be the focus.

Following some post-match analysis from Newcastle United's win over Tottenham and some of the other ties, eight balls will be drawn in the space of just one minute which will decide the line-up.

That is expected to take place at roughly 10:30pm.

Newcastle complete the set

Newcastle United are through and thus Tottenham have been eliminated which means the full Carabao Cup quarter-final line-up is complete!

Below are the confirmed ball numbers:

Man City among four teams to confirm qualification

Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Chelsea have all qualified for the Carabao Cup quarter finals.

The latter came out on the right side of a chaotic seven-goal thriller over Wolves while the Eagles comfortably strode past Liverpool with a 3-0 win.

Man City came from behind to beat Swansea City 3-1 while Arsenal beat Brighton 2-0 after second-half strikes from Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka.

Three more goals in round four ties

Arsenal, Wolves and Newcastle United have all scored during the early stages of second halves.

Ethan Nwaneri was on target for the Gunners despite a dominant first 45 minutes from Brighton. Tolu Arokodare has also pulled one back for Wolves, though Chelsea still lead 3-1.

At St James' Park, Nick Woltemade has scored to double Newcastle's lead with Antonin Kinsky arguably at fault for that goal.

Half-time scores

Four of the five Carabao Cup ties this evening have hit half-time with Newcastle United vs Tottenham 30 minutes in at St James Park and the hosts in front.

Chelsea are three goals to the good against Wolves while Manchester City are level at 1-1 away to Swansea. Arsenal and Brighton are also drawing but with no goals scored while Crystal Palace are flying away to Liverpool with Ismalia Sarr bagging a first-half brace.

Carabao Cup winner odds

Liverpool are the bookies' favourites to go one better than last season and win this season's Carabao Cup.

To do that however, Arne Slot's side must improve with Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle - also among the favourites - certainly in the conversation. With that being said, here is how the odds look:

Betfair – English League Cup Outright Winner

Liverpool 7/2

Man City 9/2

Arsenal 11/2

Chelsea 7/1

Newcastle 8/1

Tottenham 9/1

Brighton 10/1

Fulham 12/1

Brentford 12/1

Crystal Palace 14/1

Wolves 16/1

Swansea 50/1

Cardiff 80/1

Teams confirmed

The team news for this evening's Carabao Cup games have been confirmed...

The big news at Arsenal sees 17-year-old striker Andre Harriman-Annous named in the starting XI. Another forward dominates the topics at Chelsea with Liam Delap settling for a place on the bench after missing the last two months with a hamstring injury.

Micky van de Ven has been plagued by problems in that area but he has been given a welcome rest as he has been named on the bench for Tottenham vs Newcastle United.

Story of the round so far

On Tuesday night, Brentford and Fulham secured their spots in the quarter-finals with wins against lower-league opposition. The Bees eased past Grimsby Town while Fulham were taken to penalties at Wycombe Wanderers.

In the Welsh derby, League One side Cardiff City came out on top against Wrexham thanks to Will Fish's winner in the 71st minute.

When will the quarter-final ties be played?

They are due to take place during the week commencing Monday December 15 with most matches kicking off on the Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17.

The actual fixtures will be disclosed closer to the time.

Quarter-final ball numbers

Here are the ball numbers you need to know for the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw:

How to watch the quarter final draw

The draw will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports News. Subscribers will also be able to watch on the Sky Go app.

It will always be livestreamed via the tournament's social media channels.

When is the quarter-final draw?

The draw will take place this evening, following the conclusion of the Newcastle vs Tottenham match.

That game starts at 8pm, meaning the draw is expected to commence at around 10.15pm, although it could be later if the game finishes level after 90 minutes.