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.

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.

PREMIER League leaders Arsenal seek their eighth win in a row when they host Brighton and Hove Albion in the fourth-round of the EFL Cup. The Gunners are in red hot form at the moment, while the

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler started Tuesday's press conference by providing an update on team news. Midfielder James Milner has "suffered a small muscle issue" so is unavailable for the cup game against Arsenal. Kaoru Mitoma, Jol Veltman and Brajan Gruda "are getting closer" to a return but this game comes too soon for the injured trio.

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

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

Keith Andrews plans to keep rotating as Brentford reach EFL Cup quarter-finals - The Bees have never reached the final of a major cup.

The Carabao Cup fourth round takes place over two evenings this week, with 16 teams left in the competition. While the Premier League’s best have dominated in recent years, there’s at least guaranteed to be some English Football League (EFL) representation in this season’s quarterfinals.