The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw has been made with some blockbuster ties including Tottenham hosting Manchester United.
It is an all-Premier League draw for the first time in 14 years after Preston were beaten by Arsenal on Wednesday night.
The Gunners’ reward is a home tie against Crystal Palace, while Southampton host Liverpool and Newcastle take on Brentford at St James’ Park.
The last 16 came to a conclusion on Wednesday evening, with the standout result being a 2-1 victory for Spurs over Manchester City.
Manchester United also scored a notable win under interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy as they hammered Leicester City 5-2.
Newcastle picked up an impressive 2-0 win over Chelsea while Liverpool continued their good early-season form by winning 3-2 at Brighton.
On Tuesday night the first two teams booked their spots in the quarter-final draw as Southampton got the better of Stoke City and Brentford edged Sheffield Wednesday on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Carabao Cup Quarter-Final Draw
Tottenham vs Manchester United
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Newcastle vs Brentford
Southampton vs Liverpool
The Carabao Cup quarter-finals will be played in the week commencing Monday 16 December.
Carabao Cup Last 16 Results
Southampton 3-2 Stoke City
Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Brentford win 5-4 on pens)
Brighton 2-3 Liverpool
Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace
Man Utd 5-2 Leicester
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
Preston 0-3 Arsenal
Tottenham 2-1 Man City
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will be delighted with the home draw as that is all he asked for before it was made, not fussed about the opponents as long as they came to St James’ Park.
‘Copy and paste in terms of what I say each time,’ said Howe. ‘I want a home draw because this place is an amazing venue to play in and that was shown again tonight. Sold out, great atmosphere, good performance and I hope everyone feels a bit better about themselves now.’
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