The draw for the fourth spherical of the 2025-26 EFL Cup takes place on Wednesday, 24 September.
Proceedings will begin after the conclusion of the third-round tie between League One outfit Port Vale and Premier League facet Arsenal.
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A complete of 16 groups will enter the draw, made up of the winners of the 16 third-round matches.
Premier League sides Manchester United, Sunderland, Leeds United, West Ham United, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest won’t function, having already been eradicated.
League Two Grimsby City, who knocked Manchester United out within the second spherical, are among the many EFL sides that includes within the fourth-round draw, alongside Swansea Metropolis.
The fourth spherical fixtures will happen throughout the week starting on 27 October.
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