EFL Cup Third Round Draw Matches Announced

By Chioma Eze/ 27 Aug 2026(updated 11m ago)/ 1 min read/ 27 views
EFL Cup Third Round Draw Matches Announced
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Liverpool will meet Tottenham in the biggest match of the Carabao Cup third round. All Premier League teams playing in Europe will enter the tournament at this level.

Manchester United will play against Brighton. The defending champions, Manchester City, will welcome Norwich to their ground.

Arsenal will head to Ipswich, while Aston Villa will take on Coventry away from home.

Bournemouth is set to face Lincoln. Sunderland will go up against Hull. Newcastle will travel to Millwall, and Everton will host Wolverhampton.

Fleetwood Town is the only team from the fourth tier still in the competition. They will have a home match against Sheffield United.

In other matches, Crystal Palace will play Middlesbrough, Leyton Orient will meet Bradford, Reading will host Brentford, and Peterborough will take on Barnsley.

The last two matchups will be decided after Chelsea plays Luton and Fulham faces AFC Wimbledon.

The third-round games will take place over the weeks starting on September 7 and September 14. The schedule is set to avoid any clashes with the first rounds of European matches.

Here is the full draw as released by BBC Sport on Thursday:

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough

Manchester United v Brighton

Manchester City v Norwich

Sunderland v Hull

Ipswich v Arsenal

Coventry v Aston Villa

Bournemouth v Lincoln

Liverpool v Tottenham

Chelsea or Luton v Leeds

Millwall v Newcastle

Fleetwood v Sheffield United

Everton v Wolves

Leyton Orient v Bradford

Reading v Brentford

Peterborough v Barnsley

West Ham v Fulham or AFC Wimbledon

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