The **[draw for the Third Round of the League Cup](https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/league-cup-third-round-draw-thread.145219/#post-4742169)** will take place following the conclusion of the Second Round tie between Grimsby Town and Manchester United at Blundell Park. City secured their place in the next round following a **[1-0 win away at Burton Albion last night](https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/match-thread-burton-albion-v-lincoln-city.145197/page-7#post-4741811)**.
The Imps are ball number 13 in tonight’s draw. The pre-draw will be at approximately 19:25, with the main draw taking place at approximately 22:15.
Following the expansion of the European competition calendar ahead of the 2024/25 season, the EFL will again be required to implement additional conditions for the draw.
In line with last year’s competition, this season’s Third Round fixtures will take place across two weeks (beginning 15th and 22nd September), with fixtures in the Champions League (week beginning 15th September) and Europa League (week beginning 22nd September) also scheduled during this period.
1. Arsenal
2. Aston Villa
3. Barnsley
4. Bradford City
5. Brentford
6. Burnley
7. Cambridge United
8. Cardiff City
9. Chelsea
10. Crystal Palace
11. Doncaster Rovers
12. Huddersfield Town
13. **Lincoln City**
14. Liverpool
15. Manchester City
16. Millwall
17. Newcastle United
18. Nottingham Forest
19. Port Vale
20. Reading
21. Sheffield Wednesday
22. Southampton
23. Swansea City
24. Tottenham Hotspur
25. Wigan Athletic
26. Wolverhampton Wanderers
27. Wrexham
28. Wycombe Wanderers
29. Everton or Mansfield Town
30. Fulham or Bristol City
31. Grimsby Town or Manchester United
32. Oxford United or Brighton & Hove Albion
**Chesterimp:** _“Being selfish, one of the big Merseyside or Manchester sides away would suit me (as would Wrexham, Wigan or Port Vale but please no!), but home v one of the big Prem sides would probably be televised so I’d happliy take that.”_
**PerthImp:** _“Well, I suppose if we’re going to get an away game, either it has to be winnable, or against a big team so we can make some money from the crowd (I assume it still works like that – can’t be sure with all the changes that happen at the whim of the Premiersh\*te.”_
**Snats:** _“Any Premier League side, home or away, would be fine by me. The ideal would be Manchester United away – big payday, everyone who wants a ticket will get one, and I’d give us half a chance of a result!_
_If we do get a bad draw, I would ask everyone to remember that we’ve played Brighton, Burnley, Arsenal, Everton (twice), Liverpool, Southampton, Sheffield United and West Ham in recent memory. We’ve been luckier than most.”_