Liverpool will start their defence of the Carabao Cup with the go to of West Ham to Anfield subsequent month.
As a result of expansions of the Champions League and Europa League from the 2024/25 season, two bowls have been used within the draw to make sure there aren’t any fixture clashes for third-round dates and European fixtures.
Bowl One contained groups who reached the UCL and EL final season – Man Metropolis, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United – and Bowl Two contained the opposite 26 groups – which means the European groups can not face one another.
The six groups have been drawn first to find out if they’d play residence or away for the third spherical – after which slotted into six completely different ties – earlier than the remaining 10 ties have been drawn.
Man Metropolis welcome Tom Cleverley’s high-flying Watford to the Etihad, whereas Arsenal face Bolton for the primary time since 2012 and Manchester United tackle Barnsley for the primary time in 15 years.
Aston Villa and Tottenham face journeys to League One Wycombe and Coventry of the Championship respectively.
Arguably the picks of the bunch are the ties pitting League Two golf equipment AFC Wimbledon and Barrow in opposition to Newcastle and Chelsea respectively.
Spherical three fixtures will happen through the weeks commencing September 16 and September 23.
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Cardiff Metropolis and Southampton performed out an eight-goal thriller
Carabao Cup third-round attract full
Liverpool vs West Ham
Man Metropolis vs Watford
Arsenal vs Bolton
Manchester United vs Barnsley
Wycombe vs Aston Villa
Coventry vs Tottenham
Walsall vs Leicester
Brentford vs Leyton Orient
Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday
Preston vs Fulham
Everton vs Southampton
QPR vs Crystal Palace
Stoke vs Fleetwood
Brighton vs Wolves
AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle
Chelsea vs Barrow
Key dates for the remainder of the event
Spherical 4: w/c October 28
Quarter-final: w/c December 16
Semi-final: w/c January 6 2025 (first leg) & w/c February 3 2025 (second leg)
Closing: Sunday March 16 2025
