Town Number Six in Cup Draw - Ipswich Town News
Town will be number six in the draw for the fourth round of the Carling Cup which will be held at around 12.15pm on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday.
The Blues are in the fourth round for the first time since 2002/03 when they went out to Liverpool on penalties at Anfield after a 1-1 draw.
Town will hope for a home tie when the balls are drawn, the Blues having had five successive away games in the Carling Cup and eight in a row in both cup competitions, seven since Roy Keane became manager.
The fourth round ties will take place on either Tuesday 26th or Wednesday 27th October.
Carling Cup — Fourth Round Draw
1 Arsenal
2 Aston Villa
3 Birmingham City
4 Brentford
5 Burnley
6 Ipswich Town
7 Leicester City
8 Manchester United
9 Newcastle United
10 Northampton Town
11 Stoke City
12 Swansea City
13 West Bromwich Albion
14 West Ham United
15 Wigan Athletic
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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