Carabao Cup fourth round: Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 3-0; Palace and Sunderland also through as quarter-final draw is made

Bournemouth reached the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time in eight seasons, Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Fulham and Sunderland held on against Brentford, while Liverpool and Manchester City won on penalties.

The AFC Bournemouth and Aston Villa team logos side by side
Photo: AFC Bournemouth / Aston Villa FC / Team logos, Trademarks used for news reporting (logos placed side by side on a 16:9 graphic)

Five Carabao Cup fourth-round ties were played on Wednesday, and the quarter-final draw was made afterwards, according to PA reports carried by The Independent and RTÉ, and Sky Sports.

Results

  • Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa: Amine Adli scored in the seventh minute, captain Lewis Cook added a second early in the second half and Álvaro Rodríguez made it 3-0. PA said it was Bournemouth’s fifth straight win in all competitions and fifth clean sheet in a row, and their first quarter-final in eight seasons. Villa lost for the first time in eight games.
  • Fulham 0-1 Crystal Palace: Eddie Nketiah scored in the first half at Craven Cottage. The Independent said Palace are 17th in the Premier League under manager Pierre Sage.
  • Sunderland 3-2 Brentford: Chemsdine Talbi, Timur Tutierov and Malick Fofana scored within 10 first-half minutes. Callum Wilson replied within three minutes and Igor Thiago headed in four minutes into stoppage time, PA reported.
  • Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (City won 4-3 on penalties) and Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (Liverpool won 6-5 on penalties): see the reports linked below.

Quarter-final draw

Fleetwood Town v Everton or Newcastle; Manchester City v Bradford City; Crystal Palace v Sunderland; Liverpool v Bournemouth. Sky Sports said the ties will be played in the week beginning 14 December.

See also: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 pens) · Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (4-3 pens) · Fleetwood beat Arsenal on penalties

Watch highlights: Cherries into quarter-finals with convincing performance | AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa (AFC Bournemouth on YouTube)

Sources

  1. Man City pip Brighton on penalties to keep Carabao Cup defence on track as Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Sunderland progress · The Independent (PA)
  2. Carabao Cup wrap: Liverpool and Manchester City win on penalties as Nathan Collins returns from injury for Brentford · RTÉ Sport
  3. Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 on pens): Wesley Fofana misses crucial spot kick as Reds advance in Carabao Cup · Sky Sports