Reaction to Tuesday's EFL Cup matches as Fulham, Brentford and Cardiff book their place in the quarter-finals, and a Q&A with chief football writer Phil McNulty.

If this EFL Cup were taking place a year ago, it'd mean something quite different to Tottenham and Newcastle United, but that doesn't mean that it's not a meaningful one. The Magpies are the reigning champions of this tournament,

Expect squad rotation from the hosts, who have a number of injury concerns. William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli will miss out after they had to be taken off in their recent win over Crystal Palace, and Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz were already absent.

That's your lot from our whirlwind Carabao Cup live today. We'll be back on Wednesday morning when we'll know whether Grimsby Town have been able to make it to their first EFL Cup

Mikel Arteta squares up to Fabian Hurzeler in Wednesday night's EFL Cup fourth-round fixture in North London, which Arsenal enter on the back of a stellar seven-game winning run across all tournaments, conceding just one goal in that time.

AN all Premier League EFL Cup tie takes place at Molineux when struggling Wolves host under pressure Chelsea in a fourth-round tie on Wednesday night. Both teams lost at the weekend, and both

The lack of VAR means decisions will fall squarely on the shoulders of the match officials placed in charge of the Carabao Cup tie. The EFL have announced that Sam Barrott will be in charge of the tie as the referee, with differing results for each team when he has been in charge.

Man City have been handed a major boost as a key midfielder has returned to training ahead of their EFL cup clash.