Dion Dublin
Former Aston Villa and Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm just watching Brentford warm-up and I have got to say, they're a little bit sloppy. The concentration on the Grimsby faces is ridiculous.

Phil Parkinson admits he has not needed to highlight the importance of Wrexham's EFL Cup tie with Cardiff City to his players given the build-up to the fourth round fixture.

The pair will meet for the first time in 21 years at the Stok Cae Ras on Tuesday night (20:00 BST), with Parkinson admitting the Welsh derby has been the main topic of discussion in the town of late.

"When the draw came out it was an exciting one for everybody," he said.

"It's a Welsh derby and the chance to get into the quarter-finals for only the third time in our history so it's an exciting evening ahead.

"I had a chat with the lads about our history in this competition and the rivalry between Wrexham and Cardiff.

"I don't think it needed too much explaining because everywhere I've been going in the last few weeks, supporters have been speaking to me about that and I'm sure the players have been the same."

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Ian Mitchelmore
BBC Sport Wales at the Stok Cae Ras

Cardiff have 1,249 fans in the away end tonight, and the majority of them are already in their seats (standing, of course) making plenty of noise.

'One team in Wales' is being chanted regularly already.

This is going to be a tasty one tonight.

Fulham

Fulham were beaten in the quarter-finals stage of the FA Cup last season and boss Marco Silva has made it no secret he wants his side to treat cup games "same enthusiasm" as they would have for the Premier League.

Wycombe sit in 17th in League One, but boss Michael Duff is well aware of the chance his side has tonight.

Duff said: "It's a really good game. It's an opportunity to get into the last eight of a national competition. It's a chance. You never know.

"It's a chance to make their own history and be part of that folklore. We need a bit of luck and to play really well. It's a cup game and I'm looking forward to it."

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Grimsby chair and co-owner Andrew Pettit, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "Feeling a little nervous. It is a massive game for the club. There is going to be 8,000 Mariners cheering us on.

"I think this game, ironically, is tougher [than Manchester United] - we are huge underdogs, once again.

"We are playing decent football, the fans will get behind us, and we will give it a good go. There is a sense of anticipation.

"Every owner would by lying if they didn't say they were dreaming big. We are ambitious for the club, but we want to do it in a sustainable way."

Wrexham forward Nathan Broadhead is relishing the opportunity to face Welsh rivals Cardiff City in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

The Red Dragons host the Bluebirds at the STōK Cae Ras, and there has been a huge build-up to the clash, with it marking the first time ever that two sides from Wales have met at this stage of the competition.

The North Wales outfit beat League One side Reading in the third round, with Welshman Broadhead playing a starring role, scoring his first two goals for the Club since a summer move from Ipswich Town.

The 27-year-old hails from Bangor, just 50 miles from Wrexham, so he knows exactly what tonight's clash means for the home supporters.

“I was happy that we drew Cardiff to be fair,” he revealed. "I said before the draw came out that we’d probably get Cardiff, or hope to get them. Obviously, it’s another Welsh side, North v South, and hopefully we can get the win.

"Everyone is looking forward to it in the dressing room, and hopefully we can get the win, and hopefully the atmosphere is rocking."

"If we win, then in the next round, there's another chance to get a Premier League team. It's always nice to get a home game, but if you end up going to one of those big grounds, it's also good," he declared.

"It's a big game for Wales in general. My old man is a Cardiff supporter, so I don't know what side he will choose —hopefully the red side."

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It has been 40 years since Grimsby Town last made it to the League Cup quarter-finals and, if they beat Brentford, it will be one of the most famous victories in the club's history.

At a chip shop a stone's throw from the club's stadium, co-owner Mark Aldridge said: "You can just feel everyone's happy. There's pride in the place. It's indescribable."

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Grimsby Town taking on Premier League opposition at Blundell Park? We've seen this story before.

Cast your mind back to 27 August, when the League Two side dumped Manchester United out in the second round.

Can they do it again?

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Grimsby Town can't stop knocking out opposition in higher leagues than them, but can they keep it going tonight?

Here's how the third round matches went for Grimsby, Brentford, Wycombe, Fulham, Wrexham and Cardiff.

The question you all want the answer to...

The draw for the quarter-finals will be after Newcastle v Tottenham tomorrow night.

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As has been the case throughout the competition so far, Phil Parkinson makes plenty of changes to his side following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Max Cleworth, George Thomason, George Dobson and Ryan Longman are the four to retain their places.

Conor Coady starts at the heart of his side's back three - his first appearance since his side's 3-1 loss to Queens Park Rangers on 13 September.

Ollie Rathbone makes his first appearance of the season following a lengthy spell on the sidelines through injury, while Thomason is set to move into the back three in the absence of Lewis Brunt and Callum Doyle.

Wrexham: Burton; Cleworth (C), Coady, Thomason; Barnett, Dobson, Rathbone, O'Brien, Longman; Broadhead; Smith.

Subs: Okonkwo, Scarr, Hyam, McClean, Sheaf, James, Windass, Moore, Hardie.

Brian Barry-Murphy makes five changes to his Cardiff team following Saturday's last-gasp 1-0 loss to Bolton Wanderers.

Ronan Kpakio, Calum Chambers, Ryan Wintle, Joel Colwill and Cian Ashford all come into the starting line-up.

Former Arsenal man Calum Chambers captains the visitors tonight.

Cardiff City: Trott; Kpakio, Chambers (C), Fish, Bagan; Wintle, J. Colwill, R. Colwill; Kellyman, Salech, Ashford.

Subs: Turner, Ng, Osho, Lawlor, Mafico, Robertson, Turnbull, Nyakuhwa, Davies.

Fulham manager Marco Silva makes seven changes to the side that lost 2-1 to Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.

Emile Smith Rowe is the only enforced change, as he recovers from a minor hamstring injury sustained at the weekend.

Fulham XI: Lecomte, Castagne, Diop, Cuenca, Bassey, Reed, King, Cairney (c), Adama, Raul, Kevin.

Subs: Leno, Tete, Amissah, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Ridgeon, Iwobi, Kusi-Asare.

Wycombe boss Michael Duff makes two changes to the side that beat Huddersfield 3-0 in League One on Saturday.

Jamie Mullins and Anders Hagelskjaer come in for Alex Lowry and Daniel Harvie.

Wycombe XI: Norris, Grimmer (c), Allen, Leahy, Bell, Woodrow, Henderson, Mullins, Taylor, Onyedinma, Hagelskjaer.

Subs: Van Sas, Harvie, Quitirna, Boyd-Munce, Fink, Casey, McNeilly, Westergaard, Lowry.

Grimsby Town, who sit sixth in League Two, include midfielder George McEachran in their starting XI.

McEachran came through the academy at Chelsea and was an unused substitute for the Blues in the 2019 Europa League final, while his older brother Josh is an ex-Brentford player.

Jaze Kabia, who has two goals in this season's competition including the winner to knockout Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, also starts.

Grimsby Town XI: Pym, Sweeney, McJannet, Lavelle, Rodgers, McEachran, Vernam, Khouri, Green, Burns, Kabia.

Subs: Casper, Staunton, Warren, Svanthorsson, Walker, Turi, Amaluzor, Oduor, Rose.

Brentford make nine changes to the side that started the 3-2 win over Liverpool at the weekend - defender Sepp van den Berg and winger Dango Ouattara are the only survivors.

Reiss Nelson makes his first start since joining on loan from Arsenal.

Igor Thiago, who has six Premier League goals this season, starts on a strong bench.

Brentford XI: Valdimarsson, Henry, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Arthur, Jensen, Onyeka, Nelson, Carvalho, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter.

Subs: Balcombe, Schade, Thiago, Ajer, Damsgaard, Collins, Janelt, Kayode, Donovan.

Before we get into it, time for some team news...

Here's what we have kicking off the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.

Kick-off times are as follows:

• Grimsby v Brentford (19:45 GMT)
• Wycombe v Fulham (19:45 GMT)
• Wrexham v Cardiff (20:00 GMT)

Hello and welcome along to this live text, where we'll bring you the first three Carabao Cup fourth round matches.

We've no time to waste with kick-off in 45 minutes, so let's get right to it!

And then there were 16.

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