{"id":17946,"date":"2026-10-27T05:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettingpremier.com\/blog\/?p=17946"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:20:44","slug":"efl-cup-2026-27-fourth-round-and-possible-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettingpremier.com\/blog\/efl-cup-2026-27-fourth-round-and-possible-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"EFL Cup 2026-27: Fourth Round and Possible Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bournemouth defeated Lincoln City in their previous third-round fixture. Peterborough defeated Barnsley in their Carabao Cup fixture. West Ham lost to Fulham in their latest fixture. Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur, while Ipswich Town suffered a defeat to Arsenal. Brentford defeated Reading and Fleetwood beat Sheffield United 1-0. Everton defeated Wolves in their most recent game. Man Utd suffered a defeat to Brighton, and Coventry lost to Aston Villa. Man City defeated Norwich City in their most recent game. Fans will be eager to see how the teams perform in their upcoming fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bet-ad js-bet-ad-insert\" data-size=\"responsive\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upcoming-fixtures-and-host-venues\"><strong>Upcoming Fixtures and Host Venues<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fixtures<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Zone ET<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Zone PT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Zone IST<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Locations<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bradford City vs Peterborough &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 27, 2026 (Tuesday)<\/td><td>03:45 PM<\/td><td>12:45 PM<\/td><td>01:15 AM (Next day) &nbsp;<\/td><td>Northern Commercials Stadium, Bradford.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fleetwood vs Arsenal &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 27, 2026 (Tuesday)<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>01:00 PM<\/td><td>01:30 AM (Next day)<\/td><td>Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Man City vs Brighton &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 28, 2026 (Wednesday) &nbsp;<\/td><td>03:30 PM<\/td><td>12:30 PM<\/td><td>01:00 AM (Next day) &nbsp;<\/td><td>Etihad Stadium, Manchester.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fulham vs Palace &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/td><td>03:45 PM<\/td><td>12:45 PM<\/td><td>01:15 AM (Next day)<\/td><td>Craven Cottage, London.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bournemouth vs Aston Villa &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/td><td>03:45 PM<\/td><td>12:45 PM<\/td><td>01:15 AM (Next day)<\/td><td>Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sunderland vs Brentford &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/td><td>03:45 PM<\/td><td>12:45 PM<\/td><td>01:15 AM (Next day)<\/td><td>Stadium of Light, Sunderland.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liverpool vs Chelsea &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>01:00 PM<\/td><td>01:30 AM (Next day) &nbsp;<\/td><td>Anfield, Liverpool.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Everton vs Newcastle &nbsp;<\/td><td>October 29, 2026 (Thursday)<\/td><td>03:45 PM &nbsp;<\/td><td>12:45 PM<\/td><td>01:15 AM (Next day)<\/td><td>Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-standout-teams-and-key-contenders\"><strong>Standout Teams and Key Contenders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fleetwood-vs-arsenal\"><strong>Fleetwood vs Arsenal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 27, 2026 (Tuesday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 04:00 PM ET | 01:00 PM PT | 01:30 AM IST (Next day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-fleetwood\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Fleetwood<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Jay Lynch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Shaun Rooney, Rhys Bennett, and Finley Potter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Harrison Neal, Lewis McCann, and Mark Helm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strikers<\/td><td>Ronan Coughlan and Will Davies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winger<\/td><td>Adam Murphy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-arsenal\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Arsenal<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>David Raya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel, Ezri Konsa, and Jurri\u00ebn Timber<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Bruno Guimar\u00e3es, Declan Rice, and Martin \u00d8degaard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Kai Havertz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wingers<\/td><td>Noni Madueke and Bukayo Saka<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-back-at-previous-encounters\"><strong>Looking Back at Previous Encounters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleetwood faced Cheltenham in their most recent game. Ched Evans scored twice for Fleetwood. Fleetwood ultimately lost to Cheltenham. Arsenal played out a 2-2 draw against Bayern in a UEFA Champions League fixture. Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice scored for Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Arsenal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-man-city-vs-brighton\"><strong>Man City vs Brighton<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 03:30 PM ET | 12:30 PM PT | 01:00 AM IST (Next day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Etihad Stadium, Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-man-city\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Man City<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Gu\u00e9hi,<br>R\u00faben Dias, and Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, Iliman Ndiaye, and Rayan Cherki<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Erling Haaland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winger<\/td><td>J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-brighton\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Brighton<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Bart Verbruggen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Olivier Boscagli, Lewis Dunk, Luka Vu\u0161kovi\u0107, and Ferdi Kad\u0131o\u011flu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Chema Andr\u00e9s, Pascal Gro\u00df, and Yasin Ayari<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Charalampos Kostoulas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wingers<\/td><td>Maxim De Cuyper and Diego G\u00f3mez<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-back-at-previous-encounters-0\"><strong>Looking Back at Previous Encounters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester City defeated Ipswich Town in their most recent game. Man City recorded more shots and more shots on target. Brighton played against Palace in the Premier League fixture. In the end, Brighton defeated Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Man City<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sunderland-vs-brentford\"><strong>Sunderland vs Brentford<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 03:45 PM ET | 12:45 PM PT | 01:15 AM IST (Next day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Stadium of Light, Sunderland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-sunderland\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Sunderland<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Robin Roefs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Trai Hume, Nordi Mukiele, Luke O&#8217;Nien, and Reinildo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, and Chris Rigg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Brian Brobbey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wingers<\/td><td>Enzo Le F\u00e9e and Nilson Angulo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-brentford\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Brentford<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Keane Lewis-Potter, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp van den Berg, Michael Kayode, and Aaron Hickey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Mamadou Sangar\u00e9, and Mathias Jensen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Igor Thiago<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wingers<\/td><td>Kevin Schade and Dango Ouattara<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-back-at-previous-encounters-1\"><strong>Looking Back at Previous Encounters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunderland faced Lech Pozna\u0144 in a Europa League fixture. Timur Tutyerov scored for Sunderland. Leo Bengtsson scored for Lech Pozna\u0144. Sunderland ultimately played out a 1-1 draw against Lech Pozna\u0144. Sunderland struggled with inconsistent performances throughout the game. Sunderland will aim to avoid dropping into the relegation zone. Brentford faced Aston Villa in their latest fixture. Yehor Yarmolyuk and Kristoffer Ajer each scored for Brentford. Nicolas Jackson and John McGinn each found the net for Aston Villa. Brentford played out a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Brentford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-liverpool-vs-chelsea\"><strong>Liverpool vs Chelsea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 04:00 PM ET | 01:00 PM PT | 01:30 AM IST (Next day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Anfield, Liverpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-liverpool\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Liverpool<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Alisson Becker<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Ronald Araujo, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, and Milo\u0161 Kerkez<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, and Florian Wirtz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Alexander Isak<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wingers<\/td><td>Bradley Barcola and Cody Gakpo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-probable-lineups-for-chelsea\"><strong>Probable Lineups for Chelsea<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goalkeeper<\/td><td>Mike Penders<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backs<\/td><td>Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Josh Acheampong, and Jorrel Hato<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Midfielders<\/td><td>Jordan Henderson, Mois\u00e9s Caicedo, and Pedro Neto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Striker<\/td><td>Morgan Rogers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wingers<\/td><td>Geovany Quenda and Cole Palmer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-back-at-previous-encounters-2\"><strong>Looking Back at Previous Encounters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool defeated Villarreal in their most recent game. Liverpool have shown strong recent form throughout the campaign. Chelsea defeated Everton in their latest fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Liverpool<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways-and-final-previews\"><strong>Key Takeaways and Final Previews<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A key fourth-round matchup is Bradford City hosting Peterborough on October 27. Which team will gain the upper hand? In another exciting matchup, Fleetwood will host Arsenal on October 27. &nbsp;Which team will come out on top? Arsenal will give a tough challenge in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. Manchester City will host Brighton on October 28, 2026. Which team could have an edge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fulham will host Crystal Palace on October 28. Which team will earn a win in this matchup? Bournemouth will host Aston Villa on October 28. Sunderland will host Brentford on October 28. Which team gains the upper hand? Everton will host Newcastle on October 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bournemouth defeated Lincoln City in their previous third-round fixture. Peterborough defeated Barnsley in their Carabao Cup fixture. West Ham lost to Fulham in their latest fixture. Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur, while Ipswich Town suffered a defeat to Arsenal. Brentford defeated Reading and Fleetwood beat Sheffield United 1-0. Everton defeated Wolves in their most recent game. 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