When is the Carabao Cup third round draw? | OneFootball

Here is all the information you need to know ahead of the Carabao Cup third round draw.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City enter the competition this evening, when the third round draw is made.

The draw will be made in two stages tonight, either side of Manchester United’s second round trip to Grimsby.

Ahead of the 20:00 (UK) kick-off at Blundell Park, here is a reminder of the updated format to the historic competition.

City will be looking to win the competition for a ninth time, with our last Carabao Cup triumph in 2021 when City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Wembley, collecting the trophy for a fourth successive year.

The third round stage sees the introduction of all Premier League teams competing in Europe this season.

Clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League cannot be drawn against teams competing in the Europa League in the third round.

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As a result, we will avoid Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.

Meanwhile, the 23 teams progressing from Round Two and Crystal Palace – who are in the UEFA Conference League – are not affected at this stage.

Therefore, Champions League and Europa League clubs will be placed in bowl one and drawn against one of the remaining 24 teams in bowl two.

A pre-draw will take place ahead of Grimsby v Manchester United this evening to determine whether each of the eight clubs in bowl one will be playing home or away, including City, who are ball number 15.

The main draw will then take place following the full-time whistle at Blundell Park.

Round Three of the Carabao Cup will be played across the weeks beginning 15 and 22 September to accommodate teams also taking part in European fixtures.

Keep across mancity.com and the Official Man City App for coverage of the Carabao Cup draw.

TEAMS IN THE THIRD ROUND

1 Arsenal2 Aston Villa3 Barnsley4 Bradford City5 Brentford6 Burnley7 Cambridge United8 Cardiff City9 Chelsea10 Crystal Palace11 Doncaster Rovers12 Huddersfield Town13 Lincoln City14 Liverpool15 Manchester City16 Millwall17 Newcastle United18 Nottingham Forest19 Port Vale20 Reading21 Sheffield Wednesday22 Southampton23 Swansea City24 Tottenham25 Wigan Athletic26 Wolves27 Wrexham28 Wycombe Wanderers29 Everton or Mansfield Town30 Fulham or Bristol City31 Grimsby Town or Manchester United32 Oxford United or Brighton