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Tony Mogan

Carabao Cup draw in full LIVE: Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool,Chelsea, Tottenham and City learn third round fixtures

The Premier League's big six have all avoided each other in the third round draw for the Carabao Cup.

Holders Manchester City will travel to take on Preston North End at Deepdale with Liverpool also on the road, drawn against MK Dons.

Manchester United have been handed a home tie against League One side Rochdale, with Chelsea hosting Macclesfield Town or Grimsby - a tie that was postponed on Tuesday due to bad weather.

There is a return to the Emirates for Carl Jenkinson with Arsenal hosting Nottingham Forest with Tottenham drawn away to Colchester.

West Ham are also in action against League One opposition with a trip to Oxford United on the horizon while Watford will welcome Swansea to Vicarage Road.

The most eye-catching fixture of the round pits Southampton against Portsmouth in a south coast derby.

Third round ties will take place on the week commencing 23 September.

Third round draw in full:

Wolves vs Reading

Oxford vs West Ham

Watford vs Swansea

Brighton vs Aston Villa

Sheffield United vs Sunderland

Colchester vs Tottenham

Portsmouth vs Southampton

Burton vs Bournemouth

Preston vs Man City

MK Dons vs Liverpool

Man Utd vs Rochdale

Luton vs Leicester

Chelsea vs Macclesfield or Grimsby

Sheffield Wednesday vs Everton

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Crawley vs Stoke

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Third-round teams

  • Brighton
  • Burton Alion
  • Luton Town
  • Crawley Town
  • Aston Villa
  • Colchester United
  • Southampton
  • Grimbsy Town/Macclesfield Town
  • Stoke City
  • West Ham
  • Nottingham Forest
  • Oxford United
  • Reading
  • Preston North End
  • Rochdale
  • Sheffield United
  • MK Dons
  • Watford
  • Bournemouth/Forest Green Rovers
  • Burnley/Sunderland
  • Lincoln City/Everton
  • Newcastle United/Leicester City
  • QPR/Portsmouth
  • Rotherham United/Sheffield Wednesday
  • Swansea City/Cambridge United
  • Man City
  • Liverpool
  • Chelsea
  • Tottenham
  • Arsenal
  • Man Utd
  • Wolves

League Cup Third-round fixtures will take place on the week of 23 September.

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