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When is the Carabao Cup third round draw? Ball numbers, start time and live stream

The Premier League’s top clubs are set to join this season’s Carabao Cup in the third round.

Manchester City beat Chelsea at Wembley back in February to win the cup last term and are now set to join the competition.

 Man City won the Carabao Cup last season
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Man City won the Carabao Cup last seasonCredit: getty

The likes of Norwich, Crystal Palace, Leeds and Fulham exited the cup in the second round.

Now Crawley, Colchester and Oxford will be dreaming of landing a glamour tie in the next round.

Carabao Cup draw: Date and start time

The draw for round one of this season’s tournament was held at a Morrisons supermarket early this summer but tonight’s draw will be more traditional.

It will take place on Wednesday, August 28 and will be held pitch-side at Sincil Bank after Lincoln City's clash with Everton.

It should begin at around 9.45pm but will be later should the match go to penalties.

Carabao Cup draw: TV channel and live stream

The second round clash between the Imps and the Toffees is live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event tonight.

The draw will follow immediately afterwards on these channels at the conclusion of the match.
Sky customers can follow it via their app and website or fans can get a NOW TV pass to watch the draw live.

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The Carabao Cup third round draw will take place tonightCredit: getty

Carabao Cup third round draw numbers

Seven ties to be played Wednesday, August 28 - Grimsby Town vs Macclesfield Town to be rescheduled after waterlogged pitch
1 Arsenal
2 Chelsea
3 Liverpool
4 Manchester City
5 Manchester United
6 Tottenham Hotspur
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
8 Reading
9 Crawley Town
10 West Ham United
11 Oxford United
12 Watford
13 Swansea City / Cambridge United
14 Luton Town
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Colchester United
17 Southampton
18 AFC Bournemouth / Forest Green Rovers
19 Milton Keynes Dons
20 Queens Park Rangers / Portsmouth
21 Aston Villa
22 Lincoln City / Everton
23 Stoke City
24 Sheffield United
25 Rotherham United / Sheffield Wednesday
26 Newcastle United / Leicester City
27 Burton Albion
28 Burnley / Sunderland
29 Nottingham Forest
30 Grimsby Town / Macclesfield Town
31 Preston North End
32 Rochdale

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