Manchester City and Liverpool reach Carabao Cup quarter-finals as Aston Villa exits

Manchester City qualified for the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw after beating Brighton and Hove Albion in a penalty shoot-out at the Etihad Stadium. The victory came after Enzo Maresca's side recovered from a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday.

Liverpool also secured a place in the next round by defeating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in normal time at Anfield. Wesley Fofana missed Chelsea's eighth spot-kick after Joe Gomez had put Liverpool ahead in the shootout.

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Aston Villa looks set to miss out on the quarter-finals after falling 3-0 down against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Unai Emery's side had hoped to reach the last eight for the first time since the 2019/20 season.

Bradford City and Fleetwood Town are guaranteed to be in the draw for the quarter-finals. Bradford, who play in League One, beat Peterborough United 2-0 on Tuesday, while Fleetwood beat Arsenal on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time.

Other teams in the hat include Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Liverpool, provided they win their respective fourth-round ties. Everton will face Newcastle United tomorrow.

Manchester United are out of the competition after losing to Brighton in the third round. The confirmed ball numbers for the draw are Bradford City one, Fleetwood Town two, Bournemouth three, Crystal Palace four, Liverpool five, Manchester City six, Sunderland seven, and Everton or Newcastle United eight.