Liverpool will host Tottenham in the third round of the Carabao Cup, while Manchester United face Brighton as one of a potential six all-Premier League ties.
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.
Third round draw in full
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* Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough
* Man Utd vs Brighton
* Man City vs Norwich
* Sunderland vs Hull
* Ipswich vs Arsenal
* Coventry vs Aston Villa
* Bournemouth vs Lincoln
* Liverpool vs Tottenham
* Chelsea or Luton vs Leeds
* Millwall vs Newcastle
* Fleetwood vs Sheffield United
* Everton vs Wolves
* Leyton Orient vs Bradford
* Reading vs Brentford
* Peterborough vs Barnsley
* West Ham vs Fulham or AFC Wimbledon
Carabao Cup 2026/27 round dates
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**Round three:** w/c September 7 and w/c September 14
**Round four:** w/c October 26
**Round five:** w/c December 14
**Semi-final first leg:** w/c January 11
**Semi-final second leg:** w/c February 1
**Final:** Sunday March 21
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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.