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The Carabao Cup welcomes the remainder of the Premier League teams to the third round draw following several thrilling second round ties this week.
Liverpool, looking to defend the trophy they won last season under Jurgen Klopp, will be joined by Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Aston Villa.
This season’s first cup competition hots up with several interesting ties and the prospect of upsets as lower-league sides eye a place in the fourth round.
There were big wins for Brighton, Everton and Crystal Palace in the last round, while Watford continued their perfect start to the season, beating Plymouth following three successive league wins to sit joint-top of the Championship.
Check out the draw for the third round below after Nottingham Forest face Newcastle:
Barcelona have sights set on Liverpool youngster
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.
Mike Jones28 August 2024 20:30
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.
Mike Jones28 August 2024 18:28