Capital One Cup: Chelsea favourites despite bad draw

Chelsea and Man United meet in the league three days earlier
Chelsea lead the winner market even though they must overcome Manchester United, with Arsenal second favourites...
Chelsea were handed the toughest home tie conjurable in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup against Manchester United, yet are 6.25/1 frontrunners to lift the trophy for the first time in six years following their emphatic 6-0 dismissal of Wolves.
Roberto Di Matteo was a cup master during his coaching cameo last season, lifting both the FA Cup and Champions League and, though his aura faded slightly with defeats in one-off showpieces the Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup, the return to a knockout format showed his team at their best.
They have been eliminated by Premier League opposition at Stamford Bridge in 2011/12 and 2010/11 and meet a Manchester United side dumped out by top-flight rivals only once in the past seven campaigns, yet Sir Alex Ferguson's men are competition third favourites at 8.07/1.
The club judged most likely to profit from the early clash of two contenders is seemingly silverware-allergic Arsenal, who despite entering their eighth year without a trophy are 6.411/2 to reacquaint themselves with the sensation after shrugging off Coventry 6-1 and being sent away to Reading.
Tottenham 8.415/2 and Liverpool 8.615/2 are the other two rated serious candidates for Wembley success and while both have been dealt all-Premier League encounters in late October, they won't be too intimidated by a trip to Norwich and home game against Swansea respectively.
Birmingham are the only team besides those who would be considered members of the "big six" to have taken possession of the League Cup in the last eight seasons, a period in which the top squads have become so packed with talent that their second strings can outclass most others' first XIs.
Sunderland are viewed as the side with the greatest chance of sabotaging that trend at 12.5n/a, their reward for an admirable 2-0 away win at MK Dons with ten men being the opportunity to entertain north-east neighbours and former elite gatecrashers Middlesbrough.
Full fourth-round draw:
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Swindon v Aston Villa
Wigan v Bradford
Leeds v Southampton
Norwich v Tottenham
Liverpool v Swansea
Chelsea v Manchester United
Reading v Arsenal