The Carabao Cup third round draw takes place tonight as we enter the competition, looking to go all the way to Wembley.
We reached the semi-finals of the tournament in 2024/25 and as we look to win the competition for the third time, here's all you need to know about the draw this evening.
When is the Carabao Cup draw?
The Carabao Cup third round draw will take place tonight, Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
This will be shown on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports News following Manchester United’s second round clash at Grimsby Town, which kicks off at 8pm.
Due to our involvement in European competition, we enter at the third round stage alongside Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
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What Ball Number are we?
All ball numbers will be confirmed on the morning of Wednesday, August 27.
Who can we face?
The Carabao Cup second round has been split into northern and southern sections.
Here are all the sides we could face in the third round.
Lincoln City
Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Bradford City
Burnley
Port Vale
Wrexham
Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday
Reading
Brentford
Millwall
Wolves
Swansea City
Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City
Cambridge United
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea
Liverpool
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
Huddersfield Town
Everton/Mansfield
Grimsby/Manchester United
Oxford United/Brighton
Fulham/Bristol City
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When Will the Carabao Cup third round Take pLACE?
The Carabao Cup third round fixtures will be spread across two weeks due to Champions League and Europa League clashes.
The first set of games will happen week commencing September 15, 2025. We will be in action in the Champions League that week, so our match will take place the week commencing September 22, 2025.
Has anything changed from 2024/25?
Newcastle United lifted the Carabao Cup in 2024/25 for the first time, defeating Liverpool 2-1 to end a 56-year trophy drought.
To celebrate all past winners, each team that has lifted the trophy will receive a special sleeve patch, denoting how many times they have won the tournament.
We won the competition in 1987 and 1993, meaning we'll have a number two on our sleeve.
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