Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal learn third-round fate
The rest of the Premier League sides enter the competition, with sides in Europe set to be pre-seeded for the third round
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League Two Barrow were handed a plum tie away at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup while Manchester City, who have won this competition four times under manager Pep Guardiola, were drawn at home to Tom Cleverley’s Watford.
Arsenal will host Bolton, who won at Shrewsbury, as Manchester United will also be at home and face League One Barnsley, who saw off Sheffield United with a 1-0 win on Tuesday.
Wycombe’s reward for winning 1-0 at Swansea on Wednesday is a home tie against Aston Villa, while Coventry will welcome Tottenham. Carabao Cup holders Liverpool, the last of the European sides, will begin the defence of the trophy at home to West Ham in an all Premier League tie.
Newcastle, who edged out Nottingham Forest on penalties on Wednesday, will be heading to the capital to take on another League Two side in AFC Wimbledon. A pair of all-Premier League ties will see Everton host Southampton, who snatched a dramatic 5-3 win at Cardiff, while Brighton host Wolves.
League One Leyton Orient will cross the capital to face Premier League Brentford, while QPR will welcome Crystal Palace in another London derby. League Two Walsall will host Leicester and Fulham will head to Preston. Blackpool will take on Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke are at home to Fleetwood.
All ties will take place on the weeks commencing September 16 and 23. Check out the draw for the third round below
‘Effortless’ Chris Basham tipped for new role after Sheffield United legend confirms retirement
Former Sheffield United defender Chris Basham has announced his retirement from football after breaking his leg in October last year.
The 36-year-old spent the remainder of last season recovering from the injury but he was released in the summer after a decade with the Blades.
And he has now confirmed that he will bring his playing career to an end.
‘Effortless’ Chris Basham tipped for new role after Blades legend confirms retirement
The Blades defender has failed to recover sufficiently from a broken leg sustained last year and has now called time on his career
Manchester United make decision after talks with Chelsea over Ben Chilwell transfer
Manchester United are not acting on the availability of Ben Chilwell, despite Chelsea raising the prospect of a deal in ongoing talks between the two clubs.
Executives of both have been discussing whether they can resolve a number of squad issues with mutually beneficial deals, particularly the futures of Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho and Chilwell.
The left-back had been proposed by Chelsea due to United’s struggles in that area with Luke Shaw’s injury record, but the Old Trafford hierarchy have decided to press on with their own options. It is understood the figures involved in any prospective deal, as one factor, were way apart.
Manchester United make decision after talks with Chelsea over Ben Chilwell transfer
United and Chelsea are engaged in transfer negotiations over a number of players including Jadon Sancho and Raheem Sterling
How will the draw work?
To ensure there is no clash of fixture dates for the six English teams playing in the Champions League and Europa League, two bowls will be used. Bowl One will contain Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United, which will be pre-drawn ahead of the evening fixtures - the six clubs will be spread across six ties, with the draw also deciding if they will be at home or away in the third round. This means that the sextet cannot meet one another at this stage.
The main draw will follow later. The first six teams out of Bowl Two will complete the first six ties, before the remaining ten are drawn from the remaining 20 teams.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Football. A livestream will be available via Sky Go.
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When is the Carabao Cup third round draw?
The third round draw for the Carabao Cup will be conducted at about 10.15pm BST on Wednesday 28 August following the conclusion of Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle.
Carabao Cup draw LIVE
The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup is set to be made as the remaining Premier League clubs enter the competition.
Those top flight sides involved in European competition this season join the 25 second-round winners for a draw that has been revamped this season.
This is due to the expansion of the Champions League and Europa League, which now have two extra matchweeks — to avoid these clashing with Carabao Cup rounds, the six Premier League sides involved in the top two tiers of European competition will be drawn separately from Chelsea and the 25 sides who progress from the second round.
It means that Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Tottenham cannot face each other in the third round.
Barcelona have sights set on Liverpool youngster
Barcelona are interested in taking Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic on loan.
But they face competition from several other clubs for the 19-year-old, who Liverpool may allow to leave on a season-long deal.
However, Liverpool are adamant that fellow midfielder Tyler Morton, who was the subject of interest from German champions Bayer Leverkusen, will not be going out on loan.
Barcelona have sights set on Liverpool youngster
The Spanish giants are interested in bringing the midfielder to the Nou Camp on loan
Carabao Cup draw LIVE
Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Carabao Cup third round draw. After an evening of exciting action across the country the remaining teams will find out who they are facing in the next stage of the competition.
It is at this point that the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal all get included in the draw and the teams from lower league will be hoping for a home fixture against the big name Premier League sides.
The draw will follow the conclusion of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Newcastle and is scheduled for around 10pm this evening, though it could go on slightly longer.
We’ll have all the updates from the draw as well as a full breakdown of fixtures once it has concluded.
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