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Betfan Daily Sports Briefing — Thursday, 29 October 2026
Yesterday's results & headlines
Wednesday night's Carabao Cup fourth-round programme threw up penalty drama at both ends of the table. Manchester City needed spot-kicks to see off Brighton & Hove Albion, the tie finishing 2-2 after 90 minutes before City won the shoot-out 4-3 at the Etihad. Across Stanley Park's rivalry in miniature, Liverpool and Chelsea also needed penalties, Liverpool prevailing 6-5 after a 1-1 draw at Anfield to book a quarter-final place.
Elsewhere in the round, AFC Bournemouth eased into the last eight with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium, while Crystal Palace won 1-0 away at Fulham to keep their own cup run alive. Sunderland produced the game of the night at the Stadium of Light, edging out Brentford 3-2 to continue an impressive first season back among the Premier League's bigger names in cup competition.
That leaves one final fourth-round tie to be decided: Everton host Newcastle United this evening, with the winners joining City, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Palace and Sunderland in Friday's quarter-final draw.
Today's fixtures & previews
Carabao Cup fourth round
The last ticket to the quarter-finals is up for grabs tonight as Everton welcome Newcastle United to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, kicking off at in front of a sold-out crowd, with Newcastle fans taking their full 7,732-ticket away allocation. Everton have yet to concede a goal in this season's competition, giving the hosts a strong defensive platform against a Newcastle side returning to Merseyside for a Premier League fixture just four days later.
Horse racing
Four British tracks stage action today. Bath hosts seven flat races from on heavy ground (soft in places), including the David Cole Memorial EBF Novice Stakes divisions and the Bath Luxury Toilet Hire Nursery Handicap at . Over jumps, Ffos Las runs seven races from to , while Stratford stages six races between and . Southwell rounds off the day with an all-weather evening card.
Premier League weekend preview
The league pauses for the cup tonight but returns in force at the weekend. Saturday's kick-off sends Chelsea up against Manchester United, with Manchester City hosting Brighton and Tottenham entertaining Crystal Palace at . Aston Villa face Fulham in Saturday's late kick-off. Sunday's headline fixture sees title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal meet at Anfield at , with bookmakers making the Gunners narrow favourites to win in red territory.
Golf
Sky Sports Golf carries coverage of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship today, with the Wistron Ladies Open also underway.
Betting tips & odds analysis
1. Everton to beat Newcastle United, 6/5 (Ladbrokes)
Selection: Everton to win inside 90 minutes in tonight's Carabao Cup fourth-round tie. Reasoning: Everton have not conceded in the competition this season and have home advantage at a sold-out Hill Dickinson Stadium, with model-based predictions giving the hosts a 46% win chance against 28% for Newcastle.
2. Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals in Everton v Newcastle, 17/20 (Coral & Ladbrokes)
Selection: BTTS and over 2.5 total goals in tonight's cup tie. Reasoning: Both teams to score combined with over 2.5 goals has landed in ten of Newcastle's last 13 away league matches, and both sides' recent scoring and conceding patterns support goals at both ends.
3. Kaito to win the 13:42 Bath Nursery Handicap, 6/5 (BoyleSports)
Selection: Kaito in the Bath Luxury Toilet Hire Nursery Handicap. Reasoning: George Boughey's juvenile won last time out over this very course and distance and is the market's clear NAP after a convincing victory, with the rival Ground Force having to carry a penalty for his own recent win.
4. Wreckless Eric to win the 16:30 Ffos Las chase, 5/2 (Betfred)
Selection: Wreckless Eric on his chasing debut at Ffos Las. Reasoning: A twice-placed Imperial Cup hurdler for an in-form yard, Wreckless Eric carries a fair mark of 127 into fences and is Betfred's NAP of the day, though shorter-trip chasers such as Timeform's alternative pick Filanderer (11/4) offer a watch-out in the same race.
5. Arsenal to win & under 3.5 goals at Liverpool, 11/8 (Coral)
Selection: Arsenal to beat Liverpool in a low-scoring Anfield clash on Sunday. Reasoning: Arsenal travel as the bookmakers' narrow favourites for the title-race showdown, with win probabilities of around 45% against roughly 29% for Liverpool, and recent meetings between these sides have tended to be tight, low-event affairs.
Player news & injury updates
Tottenham's growing injury list
Spurs have a lengthening casualty list heading into the weekend. Mykhaylo Mudryk is sidelined with an ankle injury picked up in training and is not expected back until at least 7 November, while Wilson Odobert remains out with a serious knee problem. Savio faces a spell on the sidelines with a muscular issue, and Lucas Bergvall is out with a knee injury that is likely to keep him out until the fixture against Leeds.
Everton and Newcastle team news
Both managers face selection calls tonight given the quick turnaround into Premier League action — Newcastle return to St James' Park to host Everton again just four days after this Carabao Cup tie, making squad rotation a live issue on both sides. Everton's clean sheet record in the competition this term gives the hosts a defensive platform to work with regardless of personnel changes.
Quarter-final picture taking shape
With City, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Palace and Sunderland already through, tonight's winner between Everton and Newcastle completes the last-eight line-up, and the draw for the quarter-finals is expected to follow shortly after full time.
Anfield build-up
Arsenal arrive at Anfield on Sunday as bookmakers' favourites in a fixture being billed as a genuine title-race litmus test, with both clubs managing fitness concerns across the international window before this weekend's programme.
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