MANCHESTER UNITED landed an astonishing 12th home cup tie in a row – as Newcastle were ‘rewarded’ for beating Man City with a Carabao Cup trip to Old Trafford.
West Ham host Arsenal in what should be a tasty derby following Wednesday night’s fourth-round draw.
And at least one club from outside the top two divisions will make the quarter-finals.
That’s because League Two Mansfield will face L1 Port Vale at home.
Everton were drawn to meet Burnley at Goodison Park after a hard-grafting 2-1 triumph at Aston Villa.
And after walloping Championship rivals Cardiff 5-2, Blackburn will go to Chelsea.
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Nicolas Jackson had helped the Blues forget their Prem woes with their first goal of the month to see off Brighton earlier on Wednesday evening.
Relieved Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino said: “This is very important to build our confidence, and important for our fans to feel again a victory.”
And of Jackson he added: “I hope this moment can build his confident and trust. He’s a very good player. I am very pleased for him.”
Newcastle had landed the night’s finest victory, 1-0 at home to Treble winners City, albeit both teams much-weakened.
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FULL 4TH ROUND DRAW
Here’s the pairings for the last 16 – the first round where the Carabao Cup is not regionalised.
Mansfield vs Port Vale
Ipswich vs Fulham
Man Utd vs Newcastle
Bournemouth vs Liverpool
Chelsea vs Blackburn
West Ham vs Arsenal
Everton vs Burnley
Exeter vs Middlesbrough
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Elsewhere, Reiss Nelson hit Arsenal’s winner at Brentford.
And Liverpool fended off an entertaining threat from relegated Leicester to win 3-1 and set up a clash at Bournemouth.
WEDNESDAY’S 3RD ROUND RESULTS
No shootouts were needed on an eventful night of cup action.
Aston Villa 1-2 Everton
Blackburn 5-2 Cardiff
Bournemouth 2-0 Stoke
Brentford 0-1 Arsenal
Chelsea 1-0 Brighton
Fulham 2-1 Norwich
Lincoln 0-1 West Ham
Liverpool 3-1 Leicester
Newcastle 1-0 Man City
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
