Arsenal and Chelsea now know who they will face in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Enzo Maresca’s side defeated Wolves on Wednesday evening, winning 4-3 at Molineux. Andrey Santos, Tyrique George, Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens were on the scoresheet for the Blues as they fended off a late comeback from the Premier League’s bottom side, with Liam Delap seeing red late on.
The Gunners, meanwhile, progressed thanks to a 2-0 win over Brighton at Emirates Stadium. Ethan Nwaneri’s second half strike opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka doubled the home side’s lead.
The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw was made on Wednesday evening and Arsenal were drawn to play Crystal Palace at home, while Chelsea will play Cardiff City in Wales.
Elsewhere, Manchester City will welcome Brentford to the Etihad Stadium. Newcastle United were also drawn at home and will face Premier League rivals Fulham.
The quarter-final ties are scheduled to take place in the week commencing December 15. That means Arsenal will travel to Aston Villa on Saturday, December 6, face Crystal Palace midweek then entertain Wolves on Saturday, December 13.
Chelsea, meanwhile, travel to Bournemouth on Saturday, December 6 before then travelling to Wales to face Cardiff in midweek. They then return to Stamford Bridge and host Everton on Saturday, December 13.
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw in full
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Cardiff City vs Chelsea
Manchester City vs Brentford
Newcastle United vs Fulham
