Man Utd set bizarre record with Carabao Cup fourth-round draw

Manchester United made history during Wednesday's Carabao Cup fourth-round draw as they extended their run of consecutive home ties to 12 games.

Not since March 2021 have United been drawn to play a cup game, either in the FA Cup or Carabao Cup, away from home, with that run set to continue after the Red Devils were paired with Newcastle United in the fourth round later this season.

The odds of drawing 12 consecutive home ties is 4,096/1 or 0.02% — marginally better odds than Leicester City winning the 2015/16 Premier League title.

Indeed, the only domestic cup games United have played away from home came in the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest last season, as well as the FA Cup semi-final and final at Wembley.

It is believed Shrewsbury held the previous record, drawing 11 home ties in a row between 2017 and 2019. Aston Villa were the previous top-flight record holders with ten consecutive ties before United claimed the honour last season.

Fixture

Date

Competition

Man Utd 0-1 West Ham

22/09/21

FA Cup

Man Utd 1-0 Aston Villa

10/01/22

FA Cup

Man Utd 1-1 Middlesbrough

04/02/22

FA Cup

Man Utd 4-2 Aston Villa

10/11/22

Carabao Cup

Man Utd 2-0 Burnley

21/12/22

Carabao Cup

Man Utd 3-1 Everton

06/01/23

FA Cup

Man Utd 3-0 Charlton

10/01/23

Carabao Cup

Man Utd 3-1 Reading

28/01/23

FA Cup

Man Utd 3-1 West Ham

01/03/23

FA Cup

Man Utd 3-1 Fulham

18/03/23

FA Cup

Man Utd 3-0 Crystal Palace

26/09/23

Carabao Cup

Man Utd vs Newcastle

TBC

Carabao Cup

United booked their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Tuesday, after which manager Erik ten Hag admitted his delight at his team's performance.

«I think we played quite well and dominated the game,» he told the press. «So that was what we were