By the close of play on Wednesday there will be just eight teams left in this season’s EFL Cup.
Should Sunderland overcome Southampton and be one of them, they will enter the draw for the quarter finals which will take place on Sky Sports News following the conclusion of the Manchester derby.
The winner of tonight’s game at St Mary’s will be ball number seven in tonight’s draw, with ties due to be played week commencing 28 November.
Arsenal, Hull City, Leeds United, Liverpool and Newcastle United are already in the hat following wins on Tuesday night, with the Black Cats, Southampton, West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City vying to join them.
BALL NUMBERS
1 Arsenal
2 Hull City
3 Leeds United
4 Liverpool
5 Newcastle United
6 Manchester United / Manchester City
7 Southampton / Sunderland
8 West Ham United / Chelsea
