Carabao Cup action is bag in the midweek for the first time since late October as things are getting serious in the tournament.
Some surprise exits from the fourth round included Liverpool who suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace which was in the peak of their bad run of form.
The first quarter-final is on Tuesday Night as Cardiff City take on Chelsea as The Blue Birds host the tie in Wales.
Cardiff are currently top of League One and have win their last five games in the competition, while Chelsea recently returned to winning ways with a victory over Everton at the weekend, breaking their four-game winless run.
Cardiff have progressed to this stage after winning their Welsh derby against Wrexham in a 2-1 win and Chelsea edged a 4-3 triumph with 10 men against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
On Wednesday Night, Manchester City host Brentford as the Sky Blues have been the only team to win against The Bees at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Guardiola’s team are in fine form at the moment, winning their last five games in all competitions and scoring a total tally of 16 goals during that period of time.
Brentford have not been victorious in their last three matches, recently drawing 1-1 with Leeds United to extend their points gap from the relegation zone.
Man City defeated Swansea City 3-1 to proceed to the last eight, while Keith Andrews’ side pulled off a 5-0 away win against dark horses Grimsby Town.
Kicking off just slightly later are Newcastle United and Fulham as the contest is being held at St James Park.
The Magpies suffered their worst loss of the season after a 1-0 away defeat to Tyne-Wear rivals Sunderland thanks to an own goal from Nick Woltemade.
Marco Silva’s club earned a vital 3-2 away win against Burnley to push themselves away from a relegation battle as they’ve won four of their last seven Premier League games.
Newcastle reached the quarter-finals after a convincing 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, compared to Fulham who conquered in a penalty shootout over Wycombe Wanderers after a 1-1 draw.
The final game will be played on the following week which features a London derby between Arsenal and Crystal Palace.
The reason for this is because if Palace did play on Tuesday Night, they would’ve played three fixtures in the space of five days due to the Conference Ldeague.
The Gunners remain the league leaders of the Premier League after salvaging a late 2-1 win against bottom of the league Wolves.
Glasner’s team had their three game-triumphant streak broken after a 3-0 home defeat to Man City on Sunday.
Arsenal secured their place into the last eight after a 2-0 home win over Brighton, but Palace are hoping to provide another shock in the tournament after their upset victory away at Anfield.
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