Arsenal’s win over Ipswich Town helped them into the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday night, but who will the Gunners face next?
Following Tuesday’s win away to Ipswich Town, Arsenal have confirmed their spot in the fourth round of the 2026/27 League Cup, with the next round of fixtures to take place during the week commencing October 26th.
The draw took place on Wednesday night on Sky Sports, following the third-round match between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Pien Meulensteen, Jamie Redknapp, and Ashley Young hosted the draw.
The full list of ball numbers as follows:
- AFC Bournemouth
- Arsenal
- Bradford City
- Brentford
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Fulham
- Liverpool
- Newcastle United
- Peterborough United
- Sunderland
- Aston Villa
- Everton
- Fleetwood Town
- Brighton
- Manchester City or Norwich City
Arsenal were the second team out of the hat, drawn away to Fleetwood Town, who beat Sheffield United thanks to an own goal.
The two sides have never faced each other before but Arsenal will be travelling to play at their ground, Highbury Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,327.
They also play in red shirts with white sleeves, white shorts and red socks.
As mentioned, the game will take place in the week commencing October 26th, which will put it between Arsenal’s game at home to Everton on Saturday, October 24th, and the game away to Liverpool on Sunday, November 1st.
With the existing Saturday-Sunday schedule, the midweek turnaround shouldn’t be too difficult by Arsenal’s usual standards.
League Cup full draw
- Fleetwood Town v Arsenal
- Manchester City or Norwich v Brighton
- Everton v Newcastle
- Sunderland v Brentford
- Liverpool v Chelsea
- Bradford v Peterborough
- Fulham v Crystal Palace
- Bournemouth v Aston Villa
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