Arsenal Carabao Cup draw confirmed as fourth round opponent revealed

Arsenal have not won the EFL Cup since 1993, beaten in four finals subsequently, so can last year's runners-up go all the way this time? On Tuesday night, Mikel Arteta's team demolished Ipswich Town at Portman Road, racing into a 4-0 lead before the Tractor Boys' mini revival. Max Dowman bagged a brace, while Noni Madueke and Mikel Merino also on target.

The following evening, the fourth round draw took place, so find out who Arsenal will be up against.

Carabao Cup fourth round fixtures are scheduled to take place on 27, 28 and 29 October. This falls in between Premier League matches against Everton at home and then Liverpool at Anfield on 1 November.

Thus, our best guess is that this fixture will be played on Tuesday 27 October, considering very few of the other ties can take place on Tuesday.

These two clubs have never previously met.

This will be the first time these two clubs have ever met in any fixture. Fleetwood Town play in red shirt with white sleeves, while their stadium, with a capacity of just 5,327, is called Highbury, so the very small number of Gooners who will get the chance to travel to Lancashire will feel at home.

Matt Lawlor's dumped out Sheffield United on Wednesday, having previously overcome Chesterfield and Shrewsbury Town in earlier rounds. Thus, the Fisherman have reached round four for the very first time, having been an EFL club since 2012. They have been rewarded with a clash against the Premier League champions while, for Mikel Arteta, he is probably pleased to be up against the lowest-ranked sides remaining in the competition.

Sky Sports will broadcast all 92 Carabao Cup ties in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Meantime, ITV will also showcase at least one tie per round free-to-air and, given Arsenal's popularity, the Gunners' matches are always in contention for selection.

Across the pond, CBS Sports are the EFL Cup rights holder's in the United States, with selected matches on their primary channel, while the rest will be on Paramount+.

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