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When is Carabao Cup draw? Start time, ball numbers and TV channel for fourth round

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, September 15). When is Carabao Cup draw? Start time, ball numbers and TV channel for fourth round. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/when-is-carabao-cup-draw-start-time-ball-numbers-tv-channel-fourth-round-b1296211.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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The article provides details about the Carabao Cup draw scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at around 10:15pm BST. The draw will be broadcast on Sky Sports and live-streamed via the Sky Go app. Ball numbers for the teams participating in the fourth round will be announced during the draw, with the matches set to take place starting October 26, 2026.
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The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw is set for Wednesday, September 16, 2026, after the Man Utd vs Brighton match concludes. The draw will start around 10:15pm BST and be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports. Teams such as Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool have already advanced by defeating lower-ranked opponents in earlier rounds. The specific ball numbers for the draw will be confirmed closer to the event's start time.

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Bournemouth Carabao Cup Crystal Palace Lincoln Sunderland

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Bournemouth GPE · 2× Brighton ORG · 2× Crystal Palace ORG · 2× Lincoln PERSON · 2× Middlesbrough ORG · 2× Sunderland GPE · 2× Chelsea GPE · 1× European NORP · 1× Hull City ORG · 1× the Europa League ORG · 1×

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Action began last week with Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Sunderland - competing in the Europa League - beating Lincoln, Middlesbrough and Hull City respectively at home, before Chelsea defeated Leeds in a renewal of a long-standing rivalry at Stamford Bridge.
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🔮 The draw will take place on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, following the conclusion of the Man Utd vs Brighton tie.

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Once again, due to the scheduling of European fixtures this season, the third round ties are being played across two weeks, September 8/9 and 15/16/17, 2026. asserted
ties → play → weeks
Action began last week with Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Sunderland - competing in the Europa League - beating Lincoln, Middlesbrough and Hull City respectively at home, before Chelsea defeated Leeds in a renewal of a long-standing rivalry at Stamford Bridge. asserted
Chelsea → begin → Bridge
Arsenal and Liverpool both took their places in the fourth round without much trouble. asserted
Arsenal → take → trouble
The Gunners dispatched Ipswich 4-2 at Portman Road, while Andoni Iraola’s men dumped Tottenham out with the help of a Dominik Szoboszlai stunner. asserted
men → dispatch → stunner
The draw will take place on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, following the conclusion of the Man Utd vs Brighton tie. asserted
draw → take → tie
It is expected to start around 10.15pm BST. asserted
It → expect → BST
How to watch the Carabao Cup draw TV channel: In the UK, the Carabao Cup draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. asserted
draw → watch → Sports
Subscribers can tune online in via the Sky Go app. asserted
Subscribers → tune → app
You can follow the draw as it happens with Standard Sport’s live blog. asserted
it → follow → blog
The ball numbers are to be confirmed on the morning of the draw. asserted
numbers → confirm → draw
When will the fourth round ties be played? asserted
ties → play → ?
The fourth round ties will take place in the week commencing Monday, October 26, 2026. asserted
ties → take → week
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