CARABAO CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW: Newcastle host Man City, while holders United are given a home tie and Salford City host Premier League opposition
- Holders Man United host Crystal Palace in third round of the Carabao Cup
- Manchester City will travel to Newcastle and Chelsea take on Brighton
- Lincoln and Salford rewarded with home ties against Premier League sides
Treble-winners Manchester City will travel to Newcastle while holders Manchester United will host Crystal Palace in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
The pairings were among the pick of the ties as the sides that qualified for Europe this season entered the competition for Wednesday’s draw.
Record nine-time winners Liverpool were handed a home tie against Championship Leicester and Arsenal will cross London to face Brentford.
The Premier League’s bottom side Everton, who needed two late goals to see off League Two Doncaster, were given an away tie at Aston Villa.
Other intriguing ties pitted Chelsea, who had to come from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon, against Brighton and Salford, who beat Leeds on penalties, against Burnley.
Newcastle will host Manchester City in the third round of the Carabao Cup next month
League One Lincoln were drawn at home against West Ham after beating Sheffield United
Salford will host Premier League opposition after being drawn at home against Burnley
League One Lincoln City were drawn at home against West Ham after beating Sheffield United
Fulham, who saw off Tottenham, will host Norwich while fellow top-flight sides Wolves and Luton will travel to Ipswich and Exeter respectively.
Sutton, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, were drawn away at Port Vale.
THIRD-ROUND DRAW
Ipswich v Wolves
Exeter v Luton
Aston Villa v Everton
Man Utd v Crystal Palace
Port Vale v Sutton
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 Man City
Mansfield v Peterborough
Third-round ties are due to be played the week beginning September 25
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