Roundup of all the action across the fourth round of the 2024-25 Carabao Cup.
With 13 Premier League teams and just three EFL teams left plus five all top-flight ties in this round, cupsets proved difficult to come by as no EFL team advanced to the Quarter-Finals for the first time since 2009.
Premier League vs EFL
Mark Flekken’s save of Liam Palmer’s spot-kick saw Brentford avoid a cupset at home to Sheffield Wednesday, following a 1-1 draw in which Kevin Schade’s rebound tap-in for the Bees was cancelled out by Djeidi Gassama’s 25-yard equaliser.
James Bree’s 88th minute strike saw Southampton scrape past Stoke 3-2 at St Mary’s Stadium, having initially led through Taylor Harwood-Bellis’ header and Adam Armstrong before Ashley Phillips and Tom Cannon equalised for the Potters.
First-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Ethan Nwaneri saw Arsenal cruise past Preston to an eventual 3-0 win at Deepdale, which was capped off by Kai Havertz’s 57th minute header.
Premier League vs Premier League
Cody Gakpo’s brace plus Luis Diaz’s strike saw Liverpool continue their title defence with a 3-2 win at Brighton, despite Simon Adingra and Tariq Lamptey’s efforts for the Seagulls.
Braces from Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes plus Alejandro Garnacho’s effort saw Manchester United beat Leicester 5-2 in their first game under interim boss – Ruud van Nistelrooy, amidst Bilal El Khannouss and Conor Coady’s consolatory goals.
Timo Werner and Pape Matar Sarr capitalised upon assists from Dejan Kulusevski to fire Tottenham to a 2-1 home win over Manchester City, despite Matheus Nunes’ consolatory first-half injury-time goal for the Cityzens.
Alexander Isak’s strike plus Axel Disasi’s own-goal saw Newcastle beat last season’s runner-up, Chelsea 2-0 at St James’ Park.
Daichi Kamada netted a 64th minute winner to guide Crystal Palace to a 2-1 win at Aston Villa, after Eberechi Eze’s opener was cancelled out by Jhon Duran’s equaliser.