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Arsenal and Tottenham will go head-to-head in a festive north London derby in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.<\/p>\nArsenal and Tottenham will go head-to-head in a festive north London derby in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.<\/p>\n
The Gunners and Spurs have been paired together after their respective fourth-round wins over Blackpool and West Ham.<\/p>\n
They will meet at the Emirates in the week commencing December 17, just over two weeks after their Premier League battle at the same venue.<\/p>\n
It will be a tie that both sides might have been keen to avoid as they both aim to get their hands on silverware.<\/p>\n
Unai Emery is looking to get his Gunners tenure off to the best possible start while Mauricio Pochettino is still waiting for his first trophy at Spurs.<\/p>\n
The two rivals last met in this competition in 2015, when Arsenal ran out 2-1 winners.<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s reward for seeing off Derby, managed by one of their most decorated players Frank Lampard, is a home tie with Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
Middlesbrough beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday and were handed a home game with League One Burton and a significant chance of progressing to the semi-final.<\/p>\n
Reigning champions Manchester City play Fulham on Thursday and the winner will face either Leicester or Southampton.<\/p>\n
That game was due to be played on Tuesday, but was postponed following the tragic death of Foxes owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Saturday.<\/p>\n