Carabao Cup third round draw: City host Chelsea in heavyweight clash

Manchester City’s heavyweight clash with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium is the pick of an EFL third round draw featuring seven all-Premier League ties.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa, Arsenal vs Brighton, Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham, Newcastle vs Crystal Palace, Wolves vs Leeds and Bournemouth vs Everton are the other six all-top-flight games.

League One Derby County can look forward to a trip to Anfield to face reigning champions Liverpool, while Leicester City and Brentford host League Two sides  Newport County and Gillingham.

First round draw

Leicester v Newport County 

West Ham v Blackburn 

Wolves v Leeds 

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham 

Manchester United v Aston Villa 

Bournemouth v Everton 

Liverpool v Derby 

Burnley v Crawley 

Bristol City v Lincoln 

Manchester City v Chelsea 

Stevenage v Charlton 

MK Dons v Morecambe 

Newcastle v Crystal Palace 

Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday 

Arsenal v Brighton 

Brentford v Gillingham

Key dates

The competition fixtures, excluding the final, will take place the week commencing the following specified dates. 

Third round: November 9, 2022 

Fourth round: December 21, 2022 

Quarter-finals: January 11, 2023 

Semi-final first legs: January 25, 

2023 Semi-final second legs: February 1, 2023 

Final: February 26, 2023