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Carabao Cup third round draw changes
New draw conditions will be implemented for the Carabao Cup third round draw due to the scheduling of European competition fixtures over two exclusive midweeks in September.
The third round fixtures are due to take place W/C September 16 and 23, with fixtures in the Champions League (W/C September 16) and Europa League (W/C September 23) also scheduled during this period.
To ensure there is no clash of fixture dates, conditions will be implemented during the third round draw to ensure a club participating in the Champions League does not draw a club participating in the Europa League, to enable the round three fixtures to take place in the alternate week.
The Carabao Cup third round draw features 32 clubs, including the 25 winners from round two and the seven Premier League clubs in Uefa competitions this term.
Chelsea could be competing in the Uefa Conference League this season, which is due to begin in October, meaning it has no impact on the Carabao Cup third round.
This year’s main draw will see two separate bowls be used for picking the balls:
- Bowl 1 – the six Champions League and Europa League clubs
- Bowl 2 – the remaining 26 clubs
Ball numbers for round three
A full list of ball numbers for round three of the Carabao Cup are below:
- 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
Scores from Wednesday’s Carabao Cup action
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Ipswich Town (second half)
Cardiff City 1-2 Southampton (second half)
Colchester United 0-1 Brentford (second half)
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Newcastle United (HT)
Swansea City 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers (second half)
West Ham United 0-0 AFC Bournemouth (second half)
Wolves 2-0 Burnley (second half)
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