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Carabao Cup third round draw: Matches, fixture schedule as remaining Premier League teams enter competition originally appeared on The Sporting News .
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The third-round draw for the 2026-27 Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday, August 26.
This stage of the competition sees the remaining Premier League sides enter the proceedings, including Arsenal , Manchester City and Manchester United , among others.
So far, most top-flight clubs have made their way through to this stage, with only Nottingham Forest eliminated by fellow Premier League club Leeds.
Below is the complete draw for this season's third round, as all clubs have now found themselves involved in the knockout competition.
MORE: Full results from the EFL Cup second round draw
Carabao Cup third round draw 2026-27
The draw was carried out on Wednesday, August 26, following the conclusion of the final third-round match between Preston North End and Everton .
For the third round, the draw is no longer split into a northern and southern section, with all teams able to face any of the other participants.
There was also a pre-draw completed before Preston vs. Everton, which determined hosting duties for clubs participating in Europe, deciding who will play at home and which will play on the road. This was done to avoid drawing those clubs against one another and prevent scheduling conflicts.
Third round draw
The pre-draw has been completed. The matchups will be updated once the draw proper has concluded.
PL = Premier League team CH = Championship team L1 = League One team L2 = League Two team
Crystal Palace (PL) vs. Middlesbrough (CH)
Man United (PL) vs. Brighton (PL)
Man City (PL) vs. Norwich City (CH)
Sunderland (PL) vs. Hull City (PL)
Ipswich Town (PL) vs. Arsenal (PL)
Coventry City (PL) vs. Aston Villa (PL)
Bournemouth (PL) vs. Lincoln City
Liverpool (PL) vs. Tottenham (PL)
Chelsea/Luton Town vs. Leeds United (PL)
Millwall (CH) vs. Newcastle (PL)
Fleetwood Town (L2) vs. Sheffield United (CH)
Everton (PL) vs. Wolves (CH)
Leyton Orient (L1) vs. Bradford City (L1)
Reading (L1) vs. Brentford (PL)
Peterborough United vs. Barnsley (L1)
West Ham (CH) vs. Fulham/AFC Wimbledon
Ball numbers
Bournemouth
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
Man City
Man United
Liverpool
Sunderland
Barnsley
Brentford
Brighton
Coventry
Fleetwood Town
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Peterborough
Reading
Sheffield United
West Ham
Wolves
Bradford City / Burnley
Newcastle / West Brom
Tottenham / Charlton Athletic
Preston North End / Everton
Chelsea / Luton Town
Fulham / AFC Wimbledon
When are Carabao Cup third round games?
The matches are due to take place across the weeks beginning September 7 and September 14.
The full fixture schedule below will be updated once the draw has concluded and the schedule has been set.
Tuesday, September 8
Game Kickoff time (ET) TBD Wednesday, September 9
Game Kickoff time (ET) TBD Thursday, September 10
Game Kickoff time (ET) TBD Tuesday, September 15
Game Kickoff time (ET) TBD Wednesday, September 16
Game Kickoff time (ET) TBD Thursday, September 17
Game Kickoff time (ET) TBD
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