Carabao Cup draw: Arsenal to face Brighton

• The EFL Carabao Cup draw for the fourth round has been released, with several top teams set to face off in the coming weeks
• Grimsby Town, who knocked Manchester United out of the competition a few weeks ago in the second round, will host Premier League side Brentford in the fourth round

The Carabao Cup draw for the fourth round has been released, with several top teams set to face off in the coming weeks. Arsenal, who have not won the trophy since 1993, will face Brighton while defending champions Newcastle United will clash with Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park.

Grimsby Town, who knocked Manchester United out of the competition a few weeks ago in the second round, will host another Premier League club Brentford in the fourth round. Manchester City will face 2013 winners Swansea while defending Premier League champions Liverpool will play FA Cup winners Crystal Palace. Palace beat Liverpool in FA Community Shield at the start of the season last month. The two sides will clash this weekend in the Premier League before meeting in the Carabao Cup.

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Chelsea, who reached the fourth round after securing a comeback win over Lincoln City on Tuesday evening, will face fellow Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers following the Carabao Cup draw.

Carabao Cup Draw In Full 

Arsenal vs Brighton

Wolves vs Chelsea

Swansea City vs Manchester City

Grimsby Town vs Brentford

Wrexham vs Cardiff City

Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Wycombe vs Fulham

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace

Eberechi Eze Scores First Arsenal Goal In Carabao Cup

Arsenal reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening after securing a 2-0 victory over Port Vale. One of the major highlights of the game was summer signing Eberechi Eze scoring his first goal for the Gunners.

Eze joined Mikel Arteta’s team last month before the transfer window closed for a whopping £60 million. On Sunday, he gave a beautiful assist as the Gunners levelled the scores 1-1 against Manchester City deep in stoppage time at the Emirates Stadium.

The England international got on the scoresheet on Wednesday, ensuring Arsenal fans didn’t have to wait long for his debut goal. Speaking after the game, Eze said he has been working on scoring his first goal for Arsenal for some time now.

“Very special. Something I’ve been working towards for a long time. It’s a difficult place to come, solid team, it’s important to get a first goal and move forwards. There is a lot of depth in the squad, special players coming off the bench who can bring fresh energy.” Sky Sports quotes Eberechi Eze.

Arteta has come under criticism in recent weeks for his team’s lack of goals. The Spanish manager would have loved to see his team score several goals, which promoted him to include Bukayo Saka, Ethan Nwaneri, Eze and Martinelli in his attacking line-up against the League One side.

The Gunners took the lead inside eight minutes, thanks to Eze’s finish after a brilliant work by Martinelli down the flank. However, Port Vale, who were playing in front of their biggest crowd this century, avoided conceding another goal for the remainder of the first half.

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The hosts almost levelled the scores with 15 minutes left to play when substitute Devante Cole unleashed a shot from outside the box. However, his curled effort went just over the bar.

Arsenal eventually sealed the win in the 86th minute after Leandro Trossard drove into the box, hence ending Port Vale’s resistance.