When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw? Aston Villa ball number revealed ahead of Crystal Palace clash

Aston Villa have the chance to progress to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time in five years as they take on Crystal Palace this evening.

The fourth round tie gets underway at 7:45pm this evening at Villa Park and if Villa manage to defeat the Eagles, they will be ball number three in the draw. The quarter-final draw of the Carabao Cup will take place live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City this evening.

Sky Sports’ Carabao Cup presenter Mark Chapman will host the draw alongside former England and Liverpool midfielder, Jamie Redknapp and former England and Manchester City forward, Izzy Christiansen.

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Quarter-final ties will take place week commencing 17 December. For Villa, that would mean playing a cup match between a trip to Nottingham Forest and a home clash against champions City.

Here are all the ball numbers for the draw...

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