{"id":293855,"date":"2023-11-02T09:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293855"},"modified":"2023-11-02T09:24:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:24:43","slug":"andy-cole-makes-hilarious-carabao-cup-draw-gaffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/andy-cole-makes-hilarious-carabao-cup-draw-gaffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Cole makes hilarious Carabao Cup draw gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Andy Cole hilariously asks presenter Mark Chapman whether his ball is a &#8216;six or a nine&#8217; during Carabao Cup quarter-final draw &#8211; despite only eight teams being left in the competition<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw took place on Sky Sports on Wednesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole made a hilarious gaffe during it<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Andy Cole made a hilarious gaffe while conducting the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United striker was a pundit for Sky Sports&#8217; coverage of his former club&#8217;s 3-0 defeat to Newcastle at Old Trafford in the fourth round alongside Izzy Christiansen and Shay Given.<\/p>\n<p>Following the game, Christiansen and Cole undertook the draw for the last eight with presenter Mark Chapman.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Cole pulled out one ball, he inspected with a bewildered look, before he held the ball to the camera and queried with Chapman over whether it was a number six or a number nine.<\/p>\n<p>He could be heard saying: &#8216;Is it this way?&#8217;, before Chapman hilariously replied: &#8216;It is that way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/08\/77309571-12701327-image-a-9_1698914686291.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andy Cole made a hilarious gaffe while conducting the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/08\/77309567-12701327-image-a-10_1698914986337.jpg\" height=\"344\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cole was confused over whether the ball he had pulled out was a number six or a number nine<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mainly because hopefully there are only eight balls Andy. If there&#8217;s a nine in there we&#8217;re in big trouble.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Given there are only eight teams left in the competition, it explains why there would be no number nine to draw out and the trio all shared a laugh after Chapman pointed this out.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned number six Cole picked was Fulham&#8217;s number, with Marco Silva&#8217;s side being faced with a trip to Goodison Park to take on Everton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Newcastle&#8217;s challenging run in the Carabao Cup will continue after Eddie Howe&#8217;s side were drawn away to Chelsea\u00a0in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will host West Ham\u00a0at Anfield, after earning a 2-1 win over Bournemouth\u00a0in the fourth round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/08\/77309569-12701327-image-a-11_1698915031524.jpg\" height=\"337\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>With only eight teams left, it explains why there would be no number nine for Cole to draw out<\/p>\n<p>West Ham were impressive 3-1 winners over Arsenal on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The draw also ensured one non-Premier League side will feature in the semi-finals of the competition with League One side Port Vale faced with a home game against Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n<p>Port Vale are featuring the last eight of the competition for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michael Carrick&#8217;s Middlesbrough are in the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2018-19 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12701327\/Andy-Cole-Mark-Chapman-Carabao-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Andy Cole hilariously asks presenter Mark Chapman whether his ball is a &#8216;six or a nine&#8217; 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