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Aston Villa will be hoping to be in the draw for the Carabao Cup quarter-final tomorrow night.
They play Stoke City at Villa Park on Thursday night (7pm) after Michael O'Neill's men dumped out Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round of the competition.
Villa have beaten Burton Albion and Bristol City en route to their fourth round clash with Stoke, who beat Blackpool, Wolves and Gillingham.
Dean Smith 's Villa entered the tournament at the second round stage by virtue of their status as Premier League team.
Stoke, who were relegated to the Championship in 2018, started their competition at the first round stage.
Villa made it all the way to the final last season, where they were beaten by Manchester City at Wembley.
Ahead of the draw, here's everything you need to know...
When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw?
The draw for the competition's quarter-finals will take place on Thursday, October 1, following Liverpool's match against Arsenal - live on Sky Sports.
Former Liverpool and England star Jamie Redknapp will be conducting the draw for the final eight teams.
All four quarter-final matches will be broadcasted live on Sky Sports as we look to see who reaches the final four.
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The remaining teams
Tottenham Hotspur reached the quarter-final after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over London rivals Chelsea.
Spurs grabbed a late equaliser through Erik Lamela and Mason Mount's miss from 12 yards in the Blues' fifth spot-kick ensured that Jose Mourinho's side will be in Thursday night's draw.
That's only the second match to be played so far in the Round of 16, but by Thursday evening, we will know the full quarter final line-up.
But this is what we know so far, regarding who will be in the quarter-final draw...
Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
Newcastle United (Premier League)
Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League) or Manchester United (Premier League) - Wednesday, September 30 - 19:45
Everton (Premier League) or West Ham United (Premier League) - Wednesday, September 30 - 19:45
Brentford (Championship) or Fulham (Premier League) - Thursday, October 1 - 17:30
Aston Villa (Premier League) or Stoke City (Championship) - Thursday, October 1 - 19:00
Liverpool (Premier League) or Arsenal (Premier League) - Thursday, October 1 - 19:45