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When is the Carabao Cup draw? Start time, third-round ball numbers and how to watch

The draw for the Carabao Cup third round takes place tonight.

Manchester United take on League Two Grimsby in the pick of the second-round ties after Sunderland and Leeds were the Premier League teams to suffer upsets on Tuesday.

Cambridge, Port Vale and Bradford put their name in the hat after knocking out teams in higher divisions, giving themselves a chance of a big-name tie.

The nine Premier League teams involved in European football join the action for the third round, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and last season’s winners Newcastle among those finding out their opponents later on.

The Carabao Cup will no longer be split between southern and northern regions from the third round onwards.

Teams playing in the Champions League will also be kept apart from those in the Europa League and Conference League, with a pre-draw to determine whether they will play at home or away.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is the Carabao Cup third-round draw?

The draw will be held on the evening of Wednesday 27 August.

It will take place following Manchester United’s second-round meeting with Grimsby, which kicks off at 8pm BST. Therefore the draw will begin after 10pm.

How to watch the Carabao Cup third-round draw

The draw will be shown live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports News, while subscribers can also watch on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Carabao Cup draw ball numbers

1. Arsenal

2. Aston Villa

3. Barnsley

4. Bradford City

5. Brentford

6. Burnley

7. Cambridge United

8. Cardiff City

9. Chelsea

10. Crystal Palace

11. Doncaster Rovers

12. Huddersfield Town

13. Lincoln City

14. Liverpool

15. Manchester City

16. Millwall

17. Newcastle United

18. Nottingham Forest

19. Port Vale

20. Reading

21. Sheffield Wednesday

22. Southampton

23. Swansea City

24. Tottenham Hotspur

25. Wigan Athletic

26. Wolverhampton Wanderers

27. Wrexham

28. Wycombe Wanderers

29.Everton

30.Fulham

31.Grimsby Town

32.Brighton & Hove Albion

Carabao Cup third-round matchdays

The third round will take place over the week commencing 15 September and week commencing 22 September, with the split based on whether a team playing in Europe is involved.

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