Liverpool to host Bournemouth in Carabao Cup quarter-finals

Liverpool have been handed a home tie against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, following their dramatic penalty shootout win over Chelsea in the previous round.

ESPN covers the Chelsea win itself, with a recap and analysis of how Liverpool edged through the shootout to book their place in the last eight (ESPN). That victory set up Wednesday's draw, with Sky Sports confirming Liverpool will play Bournemouth in the quarter-finals (Sky Sports), a report echoed by This Is Anfield (This Is Anfield) and Liverpool.com (Liverpool.com).

There's broad agreement on the key detail that matters most to Liverpool fans: it's a home draw at Anfield. Sky Sports specifically notes Liverpool get to host Bournemouth (Sky Sports), while Liverpool.com frames it as a "crucial home draw" for the Reds (Liverpool.com). TeamTalk also confirms Liverpool have learned their fate against Bournemouth as part of the wider draw (TeamTalk).

Elsewhere in the draw, there's some colour around the lower-league sides who've caused upsets this season. TeamTalk reports Fleetwood Town will face either Everton or Newcastle United (TeamTalk), while Sky Sports notes League One Bradford City will host Manchester City (Sky Sports) and that both Bradford and Fleetwood have earned home ties against Premier League opposition (Sky Sports). None of that affects Liverpool directly, but it underlines the shape of a quarter-final draw that's thrown up some notable Premier League versus lower-league ties.

For Liverpool, though, the headline is straightforward: a winnable-looking home draw against Bournemouth, with the chance to build on the momentum from that shootout win over Chelsea as they push for another run towards Wembley in this competition.

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