Saints drawn against giantkillers

NIGEL ADKINS
NIGEL ADKINS
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SAINTS have been drawn away to giantkillers Leeds United in the Capital One Cup fourth round.

Championship side Leeds ended Premier League Everton’s hopes in the third round with a 2-1 win at Elland Road while Nigel Adkins's Saints were beating another Championship side, Sheffield Wednesday, 2-0 at St Mary’s.

Manchester City’s conquerors Aston Villa were rewarded with a trip to Swindon while Manchester United and Chelsea clash.

Arsenal, 6-1 winners over Coventry last night, will travel to Reading, while north London rivals Tottenham also progressed and are set for a meeting with Norwich at Carrow Road.

There will be a north-east derby at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland take on Middlesbrough.

Wigan will host the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, npower League Two outfit Bradford.

Capital One Cup fourth round draw: Sunderland v Middlesbrough; Swindon v Aston Villa; Wigan v Bradford; Leeds v SAINTS; Norwich v Tottenham; Liverpool v Swansea; Chelsea v Man Utd; Reading v Arsenal.

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