Carabao Cup draw LIVE! Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United learn third-round fate

Carabao Cup draw LIVE!

The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup takes place tonight, with 32 teams set to learn their assignments for the next stage of the competition. The Premier League clubs involved in European action this term all enter the fray at this juncture, though, Chelsea aside, will be kept apart amid the significant revamps made to both the Champions League and Europa League by Uefa.

None of Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham or Manchester United can be paired together in round three, with those clubs involved in a pre-draw exercise earlier on tonight that determined who would be playing at home or away. Last night’s winners and the victors of Wednesday night’s remaining seven second-round fixtures enter proceedings as normal for the main part of the draw, which takes place after the televised all-Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle at the City Ground, which the visitors won on penalties.

The northern and southern sections of the draw no longer apply in round three, with no geographical restrictions on any ties at this stage. Follow live coverage below of the draw for the third round of the 2024/25 Carabao Cup!

Carabao Cup draw latest news

• Start time: Approx 10.15pm BST, City Ground

• How to watch: Sky Sports

• Ball numbers

• Carabao Cup third round dates

• 'Pre-draw' results and new process explained

Third round draw in full

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So that concludes the draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup, with a lot of interesting ties including League Two Barrow landing that plum trip to Chelsea.

Here’s those ties in full:

Liverpool vs West Ham

Manchester City vs Watford

Arsenal vs Bolton

Manchester United vs Barnsley

Wycombe vs Aston Villa

Coventry vs Tottenham

Walsall vs Leicester

Brentford vs Leyton Orient

Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday

Preston vs Fulham

Everton vs Southampton

QPR vs Crystal Palace

Stoke vs Fleetwood

Brighton vs Wolves

AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle

Chelsea vs Barrow

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Chelsea vs Barrow

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AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle

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Brighton vs Wolves

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Stoke vs Fleetwood

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QPR vs Crystal Palace

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Everton vs Southampton

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Preston vs Fulham

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Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday

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Brentford vs Leyton Orient

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Walsall vs Leicester

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Coventry vs Tottenham

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Wycombe vs Aston Villa

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Manchester United vs Barnsley

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Arsenal vs Bolton

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Manchester City vs Watford

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Liverpool vs West Ham

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Here we go!

Draw on the way

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Right, reaction to that City Ground thriller out of the way - we will be underway with the third-round draw very shortly, about 20 minutes or so behind schedule.

A reminder that none of Manchester City, Arsenal, holders Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham or Manchester United can be drawn against each other at this stage.

Chelsea, however, can be paired with one of those clubs in round three.

Updated ball numbers

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Here is the updated list of third-round ball numbers after tonight’s results...

1 Arsenal

2 Aston Villa

3 Barnsley

4 Barrow

5 Blackpool

6 Bolton Wanderers

7 Brighton & Hove Albion

8 Chelsea

9 Coventry City

10 Crystal Palace

11 Everton

12 Fleetwood Town

13 Fulham

14 Leicester City

15 Leyton Orient

16 Liverpool

17 Manchester City

18 Manchester United

19 Preston North End

20 Queens Park Rangers

21 Sheffield Wednesday

22 Stoke City

23 Tottenham Hotspur

24 Walsall

25 Watford

26 AFC Wimbledon

27 Southampton

28 Brentford

29 Newcastle United

30 Wycombe Wanderers

31 West Ham United

32 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Carabao Cup results

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A reminder of tonight’s second-round results...

Third round draw coming up

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The third round draw for the 2024/25 Carabao Cup is now coming up shortly from the City Ground!

Stay tuned...

Newcastle edge past Nottingham Forest on penalties

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Newcastle hold their nerve to complete the third-round lineup in the 2024/25 Carabao Cup!

Sean Longstaff successfully dispatches the winning penalty after the Magpies get away with a miss from Joelinton.

Ibrahim Sangare and Taiwo Awoniyi with costly back-to-back misses for Forest.

Nottingham Forest and Newcastle set for penalties

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Despite an exciting finish to proceedings at the City Ground, Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest and Newcastle can’t be separated.

It’s another penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw that saw new Forest signing Jota Silva cancel out Joe Willock’s 18-second opener with his first goal in English football.

The third-round draw will follow the conclusion of this shootout, so we’ll be getting underway slightly later than planned.

AFC Wimbledon stun Premier League Ipswich on penalties

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Another upset at Plough Lane!

Premier League new boys Ipswich have been dumped out of the Carabao Cup at the second-round stage by fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon on penalties.

Johnnie Jackson’s League Two promotion chasers win 4-2 on spot-kicks after a pulsating 2-2 draw, with Jack Taylor and Omari Hutchinson missing for the Tractor Boys.

What a night for the Dons! Two upsets now tonight after Wycombe ousted Swansea in South Wales.

West Ham and Brentford go through as Ipswich taken to penalties

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West Ham and Brentford are now into round three after those respective 1-0 wins over Bournemouth and Colchester.

It’s penalties between AFC Wimbledon and Ipswich at Plough Lane, though.

Still playing in the 8pm kick-off at the City Ground, where it remains 1-1 between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle.

Jarrod Bowen strikes late for West Ham as Southampton win epic

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All manner of late drama in tonight’s concluding Carabao Cup second-round ties!

Captain Jarrod Bowen has struck late at the London Stadium to surely book West Ham’s safe progress at Bournemouth’s expense.

Meanwhile, Southampton have eventually won an eight-goal classic in Cardiff 5-3 after stoppage-time goals from James Bree and Cameron Archer. Gutting for the Bluebirds.

Ipswich are level at AFC Wimbledon through Conor Chaplin, though Swansea have been dumped out by Wycombe in a shock thanks to that Richard Kone goal.

Wolves sail through as Colchester miss late penalty

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It’s all over at Molineux, where Wolves have eased past relegated Burnley 2-0 thanks to a goal in either half from Goncalo Guedes.

They are into the third round of the Carabao Cup for the fourth season in a row.

Has fourth-tier Colchester’s best shot at dragging Premier League Brentford to penalties now gone, meanwhile?

Danny Cowley’s side earned a late penalty for a foul on Mandela Egbo, but it’s been saved by Hakon Valdimarsson.

Jack Payne the man denied.

New signing Jota Silva smashes Nottingham Forest level

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All square in tonight’s all-Premier League showdown at the City Ground.

It’s evidently a night for Portuguese wingers, with new £5.9m Nottingham Forest signing Jota Silva smashing a brilliant effort off the woodwork to bring Nuno Espirito Santo’s side level at 1-1 against Newcastle.

Talk about impressing on your full debut!

Can Forest go on and grab a winner now, or are we destined for the lottery of spot-kicks that may well delay the start of tonight’s televised third-round draw?

Cardiff level Southampton thriller once again

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What a game at the Cardiff City Stadium, where it’s now 3-3 after Alex Robertson hit back yet again for the hosts to quickly cancel out Cameron Archer’s first Southampton goal.

Three goals in the first 12 minutes of the second half.

And more to come no doubt!

Two second-round shocks are still on the cards in Swansea and Wimbledon, meanwhile.

The latter were 1-0 down to Ipswich at Plough Lane after only three minutes, but hit back to lead 2-1 through Omar Bugiel and Matty Stevens.

Can they hold on for a famous win?

Latest scores in remaining second-round ties

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We’re well into the second halves of tonight’s seven remaining second-round ties in the Carabao Cup.

Wolves appear to be cruising into round three as they lead Burnley 2-0 at Molineux thanks to a brace from Portuguese winger Goncalo Guedes.

Joining them as it stands will be Newcastle, who needed just 18 seconds to take the lead at Nottingham Forest through Joe Willock.

Brentford lead at fourth-tier Colchester thanks to an effort from Keane Lewis-Potter, while a shock is on the cards in South Wales with Championship Swansea trailing Wycombe thanks to Richard Kone.

There are goals flying in all over the place at the moment, with Southampton now leading 3-2 at Cardiff and Premier League new boys Ipswich having fallen 2-1 behind away at League Two side AFC Wimbledon.

The only goalless game at present is at the London Stadium, where West Ham and Bournemouth remain locked in stalemate.

Any draws after 90 minutes will go straight to penalties remember, with no extra time in the Carabao Cup until the semi-final stage.

Pre-draw results and new process explained

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As mentioned, Manchester City, Arsenal, holders Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United were all involved in a ‘pre-draw’ process earlier on this evening to determine who would be playing home or away in round three ahead of the main proceedings later on.

But rather than draw those teams specifically, they instead did it as the first four of those aforementioned clubs to be drawn being placed at home against a winner from round two.

The last two of those six clubs out of the hat, meanwhile, will be away in round three.

All a bit confusing and convoluted, I’m afraid.

Was there not an easier way?!

Carabao Cup third round dates

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The third-round fixtures will be staggered across two midweeks in September due to the new revamped European schedule.

The first begins Monday September 16, 2024 and the second begins Monday September 23, 2024.

Carabao Cup draw ball numbers

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Here are the latest ball numbers for the Carabao Cup third round draw, with tonight’s seven second-round ties almost all now at the halfway stage.

1 Arsenal

2 Aston Villa

3 Barnsley

4 Barrow

5 Blackpool

6 Bolton Wanderers

7 Brighton & Hove Albion

8 Chelsea

9 Coventry City

10 Crystal Palace

11 Everton

12 Fleetwood Town

13 Fulham

14 Leicester City

15 Leyton Orient

16 Liverpool

17 Manchester City

18 Manchester United

19 Preston North End

20 Queens Park Rangers

21 Sheffield Wednesday

22 Stoke City

23 Tottenham Hotspur

24 Walsall

25 Watford

26 AFC Wimbledon or Ipswich Town

27 Cardiff City or Southampton

28 Colchester United or Brentford

29 Nottingham Forest or Newcastle United

30 Swansea City or Wycombe Wanderers

31 West Ham United or AFC Bournemouth

32 Wolverhampton Wanderers or Burnley

How to watch Carabao Cup draw

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TV channel: Tonight’s Carabao Cup third round draw will be shown live on both Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football in the UK, hosted by Mark Chapman.

Live stream: Subscribers will also be able to watch on the Sky Go app, as well as for free on the Sky Sports YouTube page.

Carabao Cup third round draw live

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Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of the draw for the third round of the 2024/25 Carabao Cup.

The Premier League teams involved in European football this term all enter the competition at this stage, though last season’s top six are being kept apart in order to avoid a fixture pile-up following the seismic changes made to both the Champions League and Europa League this term.

All of those clubs were involved in a pre-draw process earlier on tonight to discover who would be playing home or away in round three... more on that in a moment.

There are 32 teams in total involved in tonight’s proceedings, with 18 second-round ties settled last night and a further seven currently ongoing this evening.

The draw - hosted by Mark Chapman - should be coming up at around 10:15pm BST, following the conclusion of the televised all-Premier League affair between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle at the City Ground.

Stay tuned for all the latest news, updates and the draw as it happens.