Carabao Cup third-round draw: Liverpool host Tottenham with as many as six all-Premier League ties
Liverpool host Tottenham, Manchester United face Brighton and Leeds set up potential clash at Chelsea in Carabao Cup third-round draw; fixtures to take place across weeks beginning September 7 and 14
Wednesday 26 August 2026 23:12, UK
Liverpool will host Tottenham in the third round of the Carabao Cup, while Manchester United face Brighton as one of a potential six all-Premier League ties.
Spurs travel to Anfield in the competition for the second time in three seasons, having lost 4-1 on aggregate to the Reds in the semi-finals of the tournament in 2024/25.
Elsewhere, Sunderland host promoted Hull, while fellow Premier League new boys Ipswich face Arsenal.
Holders Manchester City will welcome Championship side Norwich to the Etihad, having not lost to the Canaries in five home meetings dating back to 2013.
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Coventry will go head-to-head with Aston Villa in an all-Midlands clash, while there is guaranteed to be at least one cross-London tie too with West Ham hosting either Fulham or AFC Wimbledon, who go head-to-head on Thursday.
Chelsea, meanwhile, will face old rivals Leeds if they beat Luton on Thursday night and Newcastle face a long trip to Millwall after narrowly beating fellow Championship side West Brom.
Everton, knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Wolves last season, will get a chance at revenge at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, while Brentford visit League One side Reading and Bournemouth host Lincoln.
The ties will be played on the weeks commencing September 7 and September 14.
Third round draw in full
- Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough
- Man Utd vs Brighton
- Man City vs Norwich
- Sunderland vs Hull
- Ipswich vs Arsenal
- Coventry vs Aston Villa
- Bournemouth vs Lincoln
- Liverpool vs Tottenham
- Chelsea or Luton vs Leeds
- Millwall vs Newcastle
- Fleetwood vs Sheffield United
- Everton vs Wolves
- Leyton Orient vs Bradford
- Reading vs Brentford
- Peterborough vs Barnsley
- West Ham vs Fulham or AFC Wimbledon
Carabao Cup 2026/27 round dates
Round three: w/c September 7 and w/c September 14
Round four: w/c October 26
Round five: w/c December 14
Semi-final first leg: w/c January 11
Semi-final second leg: w/c February 1
Final: Sunday March 21
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Sky Sports customers can watch matches on Sky Sports+, with games also available on the Sky Sports app and website.
The nine Premier League sides in Europe - Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Sunderland and Crystal Palace - all come in for the third round.
