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The draw for the quarter finals of the FA Cup will take place on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT, before Chelsea's tie with Leeds United, which kicks off at 19:30.

It will be live on ITV4 and you can also follow the draw on the BBC Sport website and app.

Former England goalkeeper David Seaman, a four-time FA Cup winner with Arsenal, will conduct the draw.

The ball numbers will be:

1. Blackburn Rovers or Newcastle United

2. Chelsea or Leeds United

3. Bournemouth or Leicester City

4. Liverpool or Southampton

5. Nottingham Forest or Manchester United

6. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Brighton & Hove Albion

7. Coventry City

8. Luton Town or Manchester City

Here are the key facts and figures before Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round tie between Chelsea and Leeds United:

• This will be the first FA Cup tie between Chelsea and Leeds United since the 1970 final, which the Blues won after a replay. Chelsea have never lost in eight previous FA Cup games against Leeds (W5 D3).

• Leeds have lost their past six away games against Chelsea, all in the Premier League. The Whites' last win at Stamford Bridge was in December 1999 (2-0).

• Chelsea have progressed from 13 of their past 15 FA Cup fifth-round ties, failing only against Manchester City in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 2018-19, the latter of which was their most recent home defeat in the FA Cup.

• Leeds are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-final for the first time since 2002-03. They have been eliminated from this stage of the competition three times since then, including a 2-0 loss to Fulham last term.

• Enzo Fernandez scored in both of Chelsea's FA Cup wins this season - netting in the third round against Preston and fourth-round replay at Aston Villa. The last player to score in each of the third, fourth, and fifth rounds of a single FA Cup campaign for the club was Pedro in 2016-17.

• Leeds have scored at least three goals in four of their past six FA Cup matches, as many times as they had in their previous 49 matches in the competition combined.

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Leeds United.

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Christopher Nkunku is "undergoing medical assessment" and is likely to be out for three to four weeks, with Pochettino adding "we don't know when he got injured".

• He said the players "are all tired" after playing over 120 minutes against Liverpool but "they all want to be involved" in the Leeds game.

• Reflecting on the Carabao Cup final defeat: "Always when you lose a final, it's not easy to recover. I'm disappointed but we need to move on and compete tomorrow. I'm happy because they reacted well and they are in a very positive moment."

• Speaking about Gary Neville's comment about them being "blue billion pound bottle jobs," Pochettino said: "Gary, I have a very good relationship with him. Sometimes it can be unfair in my opinion and in that case I think it is unfair. After 90 minutes, we were the better side and we deserved to win. We were not clinical enough and then you always need some luck to score the goal and win the game. If we won the game after 90 minutes, then everyone would be talking in a different way today."

• He said Championship opponents Leeds "will be tough" so they will "need to have confidence and energy" to earn a place in the quarter-final.

• On the increasing pressure he's under and whether he will be given time to turn results around: "It's not in my hands. We have a very good relationship with the owners and sporting directors. It's about trust. It's not the coach's decision."

• He said that his team "are in a good way in the process" of re-building a squad. He added: "Can you call it 'successful' being in a final and losing? Maybe you can say it's disastrous, good or not good. That depends on how you judge."

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Former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has been talking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football about the lack of leadership in the Chelsea team following their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool.

Clichy said: "You have different types of leaders in the team. You look at this Chelsea team - where is your performance leader? Where is your Thierry Henry?

"Where is your tactical leader? Someone like Gareth Barry.

"Where is your performance in term of stamina? Like James Milner.

"Where is your Vincent Kompany? Character.

"I don't see any leaders in this team."

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Conor Gallagher is often used as an example of Chelsea's dysfunction off the field. Here is a home-grown player, playing every week and often captaining the side, beloved by the fans and the manager, who is up for sale. Why? To balance the books, and pay for lavish spending on other parts of the team.

It is the exact opposite of how you want football decisions to be made at your club.

But Gallagher is also an example of the issues we have on the pitch, too. His missed chance at the end of 90 minutes had all the strengths and weaknesses of his game in one.

He had the ambition, the energy and the belief to run the length of the pitch after 87 gruelling minutes to get onto the end of a counter-attack, but he lacked the skill to put the ball in the net. His touch took the ball a little close to Caoimhin Kelleher, and his finish lacked the finesse to beat the impressive Liverpool goalkeeper.

There are plenty of players in this Chelsea squad with the technique to finish those chances, and there are some with the engine and determination to get themselves in position to have them. But there are few (if any) who have both, and one side of the game is useless without the other.

Either the young talents are going to have to learn to work like Conor; or Conor is going to have to add that technical polish to his game.

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Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino's future is uncertain after his side's Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool, with Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim a potential replacement. (Mail), external

Meanwhile, the Blues hope to sell 24-year-old defender Trevoh Chalobah and Albania forward Armando Broja, with the futures of midfielder Conor Gallagher and left-back Marc Cucurella also in doubt, as they look to make major changes this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

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Pundits, supporters and experts have weighed in on Chelsea after Carabao Cup final defeat on Sunday, with Gary Neville’s “billion-dollar bottle-jobs” line going viral.

And sure, the cumulative transfer cost of Chelsea’s players on Sunday, especially compared with Liverpool's blend of experience and raw youngsters, is astronomical.

But how about a more sympathetic take?

On one level, Chelsea’s desperately late defeat by Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday should be of no surprise at all.

Nothing in the Blues’ league form this season suggests they can expect to beat Liverpool, no matter how injury-ravaged the Reds are – and, let’s not forget, Mauricio Pochettino’s squad has been ransacked by injury for much of this season.

Running the title chasers so close for 119 minutes could almost be celebrated as a fine showing. After all, it is only three weeks since they were utterly outplayed at Anfield in a miserable 4-1 thrashing.

Regarding that game, yes Liverpool were without Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Dominik Szoboszlai for this final, but instead could call upon Andy Robertson, Wataru Endo and Cody Gakpo while Harvey Elliott is himself in fine form as Jota’s replacement.

The money argument will always prevail and, of course, Chelsea’s almost reckless splurge on promising youngsters faces permanent criticism.

That narrative perhaps bled into this display.

Jurgen Klopp sent on his array of similar-aged youngsters, but they played as underdogs, unproven, fresh and uninhibited. Chelsea’s group seemed weighed down by the pressure, particularly in extra time, of suddenly being favourites.

One could also suggest that with a bit more luck when Conor Gallagher hit the post or when Caoimhin Kelleher seemed to suddenly sprout wings to deny the same player, this could have been a very different epitaph.

And then that all plays to the weight of history argument.

No Blues fan needs reminding of what happened at Wembley in 2021-22 with successive shootout defeats to Liverpool. The vast majority of Pochettino’s squad were not here then, but the clubs remember. Six straight losses at the national stadium is a burden for this once trophy-winning machine. It was almost inevitable therefore that Jurgen Klopp and his cavalier ‘underdogs’ would prevail.

Pochettino looked broken at full-time and the fans we have heard from clearly are not forgiving as they ruminate on silverware being wrenched from their grasp.

It will be a tremendous test of Chelsea’s resolve to see if they can respond against rampant Championship high fliers Leeds United on Wednesday.

That game has suddenly become huge.

We asked you for your thoughts after the defeat by Liverpool in Sunday's Carabao Cup final.

Here are some of your comments:

Nigel: Got what we deserved. Nothing.

Fossie: Awful! Too many slips, missed passes and missed opportunities. Lack of cohesion and not enough effort by most of the team. Mauricio Pochettino cannot get them motivated, cannot get tactics right and cannot organise the team. First time I have said this but clearly he is not the man for Chelsea. Time for him to move over and someone with more nouse put in place.

Barry: I think we deserved more from that game. But, too many missed chances in the second half of the game and Nicolas Jackson needs to be more careful of being offside. We need Victor Osimhen.

Adam: An absolute waste of money and time! No bottle, no talent, no chance. Every single player froze in extra time and made Liverpool's academy kids look good! So instead of wasting money on duds, bring academy players through.

Alan: Served up the usual dross. Some of those players are just not good enough. The fans deserve better.

Dave: Chelsea were poor from start to finish and Pochettino is out of his depth. When Chelsea needed a tactical switch and inspiration from their manager, once again he was found wanting. Chelsea are no better off now than they were under Graham Potter and Poch has had a full pre season and these players are a year more experienced. He's clearly not up to to the job.

Michael: Firstly, Poch is to blame for the cup final loss as we sat back and let Liverpool play freely against us in extra time. Ultimately, Todd Boehly is responsible for the Chelsea downfall. Selling experienced players to fellow Premier League teams and then bringing in flops. Poch can stay, but Boehly has to go.

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For Pochettino this is a huge blow in a match that could have been a significant moment in his Chelsea project.

Not only is he still looking for his first trophy in English football but without picking up the EFL Cup the rest of this season comes under mounting scrutiny.

Chelsea had opportunities to win the match and the way Pochettino's side backed off in extra time will be questioned.

There have been times when Pochettino has come under pressure throughout the season but the possibility of trophies and European football has always been pointed as a marker of how things are going.

Now Chelsea have lost this final, their only chance of silverware this season comes in the FA Cup and they take on Leeds United at Stamford Bridge in just three days.

Pochettino will have a challenge to pick up his young squad to ensure the campaign does not completely unravel inside a week.

Chelsea are nine points from sixth and 17 points from the Champions League qualification spots in the Premier League table, so winning the FA Cup is currently one of their most realistic chances of qualifying for European football.

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke to the written media following the Blues' Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley on Sunday.

Here are some of his answers:

Do you think you created enough chances to challenge Liverpool?

I think that was the key [chances in the second half]. I think we created four, five, six big chances and we didn't score. In a game like today, and to score first in a final, maybe it should be a big advantage. We didn't score and that's the problem. We concede in the last minute and it was difficult to react. In finals, it is about winning and not talking too much.

Did you say anything to the players at full-time?

They are professional. We are very competitive and now we need to move forward. They need to feel the pain. We played for a trophy we didn't get.

Now it's the same, what can you tell me to feel better? Nothing. They need to feel the pain like us. They need to realise that we need to work more, do better things. We need to improve and compete in this level. In the last five, six, seven years we have competed for big things. It’s about arriving here first and then feeling what it means to play for a big trophy.

I remember after three to four years they lose the Champions League, they lose the Europa League. They keep believing and moving in the project and in the next season they are stronger until they get what they wanted. That is a good example, Liverpool.

We want to challenge a team like Liverpool. It's not to be frustrated today because we didn’t get the trophy, we need to keep believing as that's the most important thing.

Could you have pushed more in extra-time?

Of course, it was difficult. Always experience and some leadership inside of the pitch helps. After we can be frustrated and the players feel the disappointment because we were so close to winning the game after 90 minutes. We started to lose energy and some players, like Gallagher or Chilly [Chilwell] started to feel really, really tired.

We maybe used different players to go in and help and we needed to change Gallagher after five minutes. When we started the second 15 minutes, we changed Chilly and I think the team started to feel that penalties might be good for us.

I think the effort was massive and I am happy with the effort. The effort was massive. It's about believing in that. We didn't get the result we wanted, but now we keep moving.

Is winning domestic trophies important to you?

My emotion of course, if you ask the players how they feel, I feel the same. I'm so disappointed, so painful.

I think I'm the only guy with less time to win titles. They [the players] are younger than me and for sure they have time. In football, it is always about when they have the opportunity because when you arrive to the final it is great and good to challenge the opponent.

But after, when you don't get what you want and all of the effort you made for seven to eight months, it disappears so quick. That is difficult to manage and deal with, this is painful. We are competitive and, if we want to win, we need to move on.

How do you feel about Gary Neville's 'blue billion-pound bottle-jobs' comment?

I don’t hear what he said. I think if you compare the age of the two groups, it's similar. I have a good relationship with Gary. I don't know how I can take this opinion, but I respect his opinion.

We made a few changes, like Gallagher and Chilwell in extra-time. It is true we didn't keep the energy how we finished the second half. I don't know how you can describe this situation.

I feel proud of the players. I think they made big effort. We are a young team and there is nothing to compare with Liverpool because they also finished with a few young players. It is impossible to compare. He knows that the dynamics are completely different.

We were playing Liverpool and Chelsea, Chelsea and Liverpool. I think it's not fair to talk in this way. We are going to keep believing in this project and see what we can do in the future.

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Former West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker says Sunday's EFL Cup final defeat was "a massive opportunity missed" for Chelsea, in what has been another "difficult" season.

"I don't like feeling sorry for anyone but I do think Pochettino and what he's been dealt here at Chelsea is a difficult one," said Reo-Coker on the Football Daily Podcast.

"The fact he made it to a cup final was an incredible opportunity but then with Liverpool's injuries, as a Chelsea fan you would think it's a massive opportunity missed."

On whether this is the end of Chelsea's season, ex-Blues goalkeeper Asmir Begovic added: "It looks that way. The FA Cup will be tough because of the teams remaining and they're not going to get into Europe with their league positioning.

"It's difficult to imagine Chelsea not being in Europe for two seasons in a row.

"There's been so much change and upheaval but the expectations have changed too. The word 're-build' had never been used before, you just won games and didn't accept anything different."

Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher says he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge. The 24-year-old England international has 18 months left on his contract and has been linked with a move to Tottenham. (Sky Sports), external

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen could be an option for Arsenal but they face competition from Chelsea and Paris St-Germain for the 25-year-old Nigeria international. (GiveMeSport), external

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Chelsea will look back on a huge missed opportunity after suffering more Wembley heartache at the hands of Liverpool in The Carabao Cup Final.

Virgil van Dijk’s goal two minutes from the end of extra-time made it six Wembley final losses in succession for Chelsea and their third against Liverpool in the last two years.

And when manager Mauricio Pochettino and his players reflect on this latest loss, they will know they failed to deliver when presented with the ideal opportunity to avenge those previous losses.

Liverpool added Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez to a lengthy injury list and were confronted by a succession of youngsters from the Merseyside club’s Academy as the action progressed – and still failed to get over the line. They will never have a better opportunity but failed again.

Chelsea had their chances and ran into an inspired keeper in Liverpool’s Caoimhim Kelleher but they have only themselves to blame for being the victims of what could almost be ranked as a giant-killing, given Liverpool’s chronic injury problems.

Victory would not only have assured Chelsea of European football next season and brought a measure of calm to the club’s latest new era under Pochettino,

Instead, Chelsea suffered a disappointment that will haunt them while Pochettino is left still searching for his first managerial success in England.

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino to Sky Sports: "We created four, five, six big chances and we didn't score. In a game like today and in a final to score first, it is a big advantage.

"We didn't score and that is a bit of a problem. We conceded in the last minute and it is difficult to react.

"They [the players] are professional, they need to feel the pain. We played for a trophy we didn't get. They need to feel the pain like us.

"The players feel the disappointment because we were so close to winning the game after 90 minutes."

"We need to take positive things, need to push, use this type of game to learn and be better.

"I think we really competed if you don't score with chances we had it's difficult to win the final.

"That is why, we lost final we need to be clinical in front of goal and we congratulate Liverpool and keep going.

"The way you lose is so painful but now we need to keep going keep moving. They scored and we didn't score."

Virgil van Dijk's header deep into extra time gave an under-strength Liverpool a remarkable Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea at Wembley.

Van Dijk had seen a header contentiously ruled out for offside on the hour but there was no reprieve for Chelsea when he glanced home another from Kostas Tsimikas' corner in the 118th minute.

Liverpool's 10th triumph in the competition was achieved without a host of injured star names, including forward trio Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota, also losing Ryan Gravenberch when he was taken off on a stretcher after Moises Caicedo's first-half challenge.

It means Jurgen Klopp's side have achieved the first part of a potential quadruple in the manager's farewell season, but it was a bitter blow to Chelsea and manager Mauricio Pochettino.

They have now lost six successive Wembley finals, including three against Liverpool, and wasted a host of opportunities here.

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