Carabao Cup draw: Liverpool face Tottenham as Arsenal, Chelsea, and City get fair draws
Liverpool’s meeting with Tottenham headlines a Carabao Cup third-round draw packed with Premier League clashes, while Arsenal and Manchester United face tricky away and home ties respectively.
Liverpool will face Tottenham Hotspur in the standout fixture of the Carabao Cup third round, while Arsenal have been handed an away trip to Ipswich Town and Manchester United will host Brighton.
The draw, completed on Wednesday night, produced several all-Premier League encounters as the competition welcomed the clubs entering at the third-round stage.
Manchester City, the defending champions, will entertain Norwich City, while Aston Villa travel to Coventry City and Crystal Palace host Middlesbrough.
Carabao Cup third round draw in full
- Crystal Palace vs. Middlesbrough
- Manchester United vs. Brighton
- Manchester City vs. Norwich City
- Sunderland vs. Hull City
- Ipswich Town vs. Arsenal
- Coventry City vs. Aston Villa
- Bournemouth vs. Lincoln City
- Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur
- Chelsea or Luton vs. Leeds United
- Millwall vs. Newcastle United
- Fleetwood Town vs. Sheffield United
- Everton vs. Wolves
- Leyton Orient vs. Bradford City
- Reading vs. Brentford
- Peterborough vs. Barnsley
- West Ham vs. Fulham or Wimbledon
Newcastle United face a trip to Millwall, Everton welcome Wolves and Brentford visit Reading. Bournemouth have been paired with Lincoln City, Sunderland will meet Hull City and West Ham will face either Fulham or AFC Wimbledon.
Elsewhere, Fleetwood Town take on Sheffield United, Leyton Orient host Bradford City and Peterborough United meet Barnsley. Chelsea’s opponent will depend on Thursday’s second-round meeting with Luton Town, with the winner hosting Leeds United in the next stage.
The third-round schedule will be spread across the weeks beginning September 7 and September 14, with the split designed to accommodate clubs involved in European competition.
The round also marks the point at which the remaining Premier League sides enter the tournament, increasing the quality and significance of the ties.
Liverpool versus Tottenham immediately stands out as the biggest fixture, with both clubs likely to view the domestic cup as an opportunity to challenge for silverware.
Arsenal’s trip to Ipswich and United’s meeting with Brighton could also provide demanding tests as the competition moves towards its knockout stages.
