Carabao Cup third round draw: Newcastle meet Man City, Caicedo set for Brighton return, Manchester United face Crystal Palace

The Carabao Cup third round is an important part of the competition as it signals the arrival of the Premier League big boys.

Two of the traditional ‘big six’ in Chelsea and Tottenham entered the League Cup in the previous round after missing out on European football last year.

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Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle, Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Aston Villa have now entered and there are some tasty looking ties.

United are the current champions, while Newcastle will look to go one step further and win it after finishing second last season.

City, Arsenal and Liverpool will also be eyeing this as a good chance to earn some silverware.

But Ange Postecoglou won’t be lifting the Cup any time soon after Tottenham crashed out.

Spurs could only manage a 1-1 draw with London rivals Fulham and then lost 5-3 on penalties.

But Chelsea are through after a narrow 2-1 win over Wimbledon.

The third round draw has now been made and has produced plenty of all-Premier League ties.

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Carabao Cup third round draw

Ipswich v Wolves

Exeter v Luton

Aston Villa v Everton

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

Port Vale v Sutton United

Bradford v Middlesbrough

Bournemouth v Stoke

Lincoln v West Ham

Brentford v Arsenal

Chelsea v Brighton

Salford v Burnley

Fulham v Norwich

Blackburn v Cardiff

Liverpool v Leicester

Newcastle v Manchester City

Mansfield v Peterborough

Ties will be played in the week commencing Monday September 25.