Carabao Cup draw: Arsenal to face Leicester as second and third-round fixtures are released
Manchester City have won the competition in four out of the last five seasons
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal will play Leicester in the third round of the Carabao Cup, it was revealed in Sunday’s draw for the next stages of the competition.
Fixtures for the second and third rounds were released, with defending champions Manchester City – who have won the tournament four times in the last five years – set for a third-round clash against either Bournemouth or Crystal Palace.
Meanwhile, runners-up Aston Villa travel to Burton Albion in the second round.
Elsewhere, Liverpool will take on either Bradford or Lincoln in the third round, while Man United await the winner of a second-round tie between Reading and Luton.
Here is the complete draw:
Second round – north
Burnley vs Sheffield United
Burton Albion vs Aston Villa
Bradford City vs Lincoln City
Leeds United vs Hull City
Everton vs Salford City
Wolves vs Stoke City
Fleetwood Town vs Port Vale
Rochdale vs Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom vs Harrogate Town
Middlesbrough vs Barnsley
Derby County vs Preston North End
Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers
Morecambe vs Oldham Athletic
Second round – south
West Ham vs Charlton Athletic
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Oxford United vs Watford
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
Leyton Orient vs Plymouth Argyle
Southampton vs Brentford
Bristol City vs Northampton Town
Reading vs Luton Town
Millwall vs Cheltenham Town
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Portsmouth
Newport County vs Cambridge United
Gillingham vs Coventry City
Third round
Bradford City / Lincoln City vs Liverpool
Bristol City / Northampton Town vs Burton Albion / Aston Villa
Morecambe / Oldham Athletic vs Newcastle United / Blackburn Rovers
Reading / Luton Town vs Manchester United
Derby County / Preston North End vs Brighton and Hove Albion / Portsmouth
Ipswich Town / Fulham vs Rochdale / Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester City vs Bournemouth / Crystal Palace
West Ham / Charlton Athletic vs Leeds United / Hull City
Millwall / Cheltenham Town vs Burnley / Sheffield United
Chelsea vs Middlesbrough / Barnsley
Wolves / Stoke City vs Gillingham / Coventry City
Leicester City vs Arsenal
West Brom / Harrogate Town vs Southampton vs Brentford
Newport / Cambridge United vs Oxford United / Watford
Fleetwood Town vs Port Vale vs Everton / Salford City
Leyton Orient / Plymouth Argyle vs Tottenham Hotspur
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