The fourth round of the EFL Cup is going to be a doozy. After third round action on Wednesday, the draw for the fourth round took place and provided us with several matchups, three of them being brilliant.
Third Round Results:
- Preston North End 3-2 (a.e.t) Bournemouth
- Reading 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
- Liverpool 3-0 Derby County
- Norwich City 2-0 Everton
- Leeds United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
- Chelsea 4-2 (a.e.t.) Leicester City
- Newcastle United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Arsenal 4-0 Nottingham Forest
- Bristol City 2-1 Fulham
- Manchester United 3-1Northampton Town
- Sunderland 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
- Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace
- Manchester City 2-1 Swansea City
- West Ham United 1-0 Accrington Stanley
- Hull City 2-1 Stoke City
- Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Gillingham
Fourth Round Draw Results:
(home teams listed first)
- West Ham United – Chelsea
- Manchester United – Manchester City
- Arsenal – Reading
- Liverpool – Tottenham Hotspur
- Bristol City – Hull City
- Leeds United – Norwich City
- Newscastle United – Preston North End
- Southampton – Sunderland
Come on. First, there is the Manchester Derby between City and United. Those two played two weekends ago with City winning 2-1 at United. Then you have West Ham and Chelsea in a London battle, and then how about Liverpool against Tottenham?
EFL fourth round draw:
West Ham vs. Chelsea
Man Utd vs. Man City
Liverpool vs. Tottenham
Dates have not been announced. So far, we know that these games will be played on the week of Oct. 24, and I can’t wait.
But are you confused as to what the EFL Cup is?
If the EFL Cup doesn’t ring a bell, it’s the League Cup, which for years had been known as the Capital One Cup. But now without a sponsor and the Football League being rebranded as the EFL, we now have the EFL Cup.
Enjoy it.
