No luck for Peterborough United in the Carabao Cup draw, but history gives them a chance
Lady luck deserted Peterborough United in the Carabao Cup fourth round draw.
While Liverpool and Chelsea were drawn against each other and League Two Fleetwood snagged a great draw at home to Premier League champions Arsenal, Posh were given an away trip to League One rivals Bradford City.
Posh have already lost at high-fliers Bradford City once this season, 2-0 on the opening day of the season and there are currently 18 places and seven points between the teams in the third tier table.
The tie will be played week beginning October 26. The draw does guarantee a League One club playing in the quarter-finals.
Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony vented his frustration at the draw. He spoke on social media saying: “Two league One teams and 13 Premier League teams in a cup draw. You couldn’t write it. I give up on cup draws after 20 years waiting for a good one.”
Posh have only once previously been drawn against Bradford City in the League Cup, in the opening round of the 1977-78 season. The tie was played over two legs with Posh winning 4-1 at London Road with goals from Gary Sargent (2) and Steve Camp (2). The second leg finished 1-1 at Valley Parade with Camp scoring again.
Posh have also only met Bradford City once in the FA Cup when a 2-2 draw at London Road in the second round was followed by a 4-4 draw in Yorkshire before Posh won a penalty shoot out. Ivan Toney and Siriki Dembele scored for Posh in the first game before Toney slammed in a hat-trick in the replay. Marcus Maddison also scored in the replay.
Posh have lost the last on their last three Football League trips to Bradford.
Full fourth round draw: Fleetwood vs Arsenal, Manchester City or Norwich City vs Brighton, Everton vs Newcastle, Sunderland vs Brentford, Liverpool vs Chelsea, Bradford vs Peterborough, Fulham vs Crystal Palace, Bournemouth vs Aston Villa.