Cup

There will likely be an all-Welsh tie within the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup with Wrexham internet hosting Cardiff Metropolis.

Swansea Metropolis have secured a house tie in opposition to Premier League giants Manchester Metropolis, with the fixtures going down throughout the week starting 27 October.

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This was the primary time within the competitors’s historical past that three Welsh golf equipment made it to the fourth spherical.

The League Cup, because it was initially identified, was first performed in 1960.

Within the 65 earlier editions of the competitors, Wales has solely as soon as had a couple of aspect within the final 16, when Swansea Metropolis and Wrexham made it that far in 1976-77.

Wrexham and Cardiff will play one another for the primary time in 21 years having not met since an FAW Cup contest in 2004.

How they obtained there

Swansea scored two stoppage-time objectives to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 having trailed 2-0 [Huw Evans Picture Agency]

Swansea had been the primary Welsh aspect to achieve spherical 4 after a spectacular late comeback gave Alan Sheehan’s aspect

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The Swans have additionally seen off Crawley City and Plymouth Argyle on this yr’s competitors.

Cardiff joined their south Wales rivals in taking a Premier League scalp on Tuesday as objectives from Joel Colwill and Callum Robinson helped Brian Barry-Murphy’s group to

The Bluebirds, who’ve misplaced just one recreation all season, had beforehand knocked out Swindon City and Cheltenham City.

Wrexham are by to spherical 4 for the primary time since 1977-78 after a with Nathan Broadhead scoring each objectives on the Stok Cae Ras.

Phil Parkinson’s group have additionally overcome two Championship rivals, Hull Metropolis and Preston North Finish, throughout their run.

Callum Robinson scored his third aim in as many video games to assist Cardiff to victory at Burnley on Tuesday [Huw Evans Picture Agency]

How far can they go?

Of Wales’ 4 EFL golf equipment, Swansea loved the most effective League Cup run of all, when Michael Laudrup’s group lifted the trophy in 2012-3 because of victory over Bradford Metropolis at Wembley.

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Swansea have reached spherical 4 eight occasions in complete, with Cardiff getting that far on six events and Wrexham at this stage for the fourth time.

Newport County’s solely go to to the final 16 was in 2020-21, after they had been overwhelmed on penalties by Newcastle United.

Wrexham have twice reached the quarter-finals, most lately in 1977-78, whereas Cardiff’s greatest run got here in 2011-12, when Malky Mackay’s group famously pushed Liverpool all the way in which within the remaining at Wembley solely to lose out in a penalty shootout.

Ought to any of the Welsh sides win their subsequent tie on this yr’s competitors, Wembley could be solely two rounds away, with not less than one Welsh aspect assured to be within the final eight.

Nathan Brodhead (centre) scored twice in Wrexham’s win over Studying, his first objectives since his big-money transfer from Ipswich City [Getty Images]