Carabao Cup third-round draw: Liverpool host Tottenham with as many as six all-Premier League ties
Liverpool host Tottenham, Manchester United face Brighton and Leeds set up potential clash at Chelsea in Carabao Cup third-round draw; fixtures to take place across weeks beginning September 7 and 14
Spurs travel to Anfield in the competition for the second time in three seasons, having lost 4-1 on aggregate to the Reds in the semi-finals of the tournament in 2024/25.
Elsewhere, Sunderland host promoted Hull , while fellow Premier League new boys Ipswich face Arsenal .
Holders Manchester City will welcome Championship side Norwich to the Etihad, having not lost to the Canaries in five home meetings dating back to 2013.
Coventry will go head-to-head with Aston Villa in an all-Midlands clash, while there is guaranteed to be at least one cross-London tie too with West Ham hosting either Fulham or AFC Wimbledon , who go head-to-head on Thursday.
Chelsea, meanwhile , will face old rivals Leeds if they beat Luton on Thursday night and Newcastle face a long trip to Millwall after narrowly beating fellow Championship side West Brom.
Everton , knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Wolves last season, will get a chance at revenge at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, while Brentford visit League One side Reading and Bournemouth host Lincoln.
The ties will be played on the weeks commencing September 7 and September 14.
Round three: w/c September 7 and w/c September 14
Sky Sports customers can watch matches on Sky Sports+ , with games also available on the Sky Sports app and website.
The nine Premier League sides in Europe - Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Sunderland and Crystal Palace - all come in for the third round.
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