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10:30pm (approx): English Football League Cup third round draw

  • Seven Premier League sides enter at the third round stage.
  • Arsenal, Leicester City, Manchester City, Manchester United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United join 25 second round winners.
  • Liverpool, Chelsea, and Everton among the teams to progress.
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Manchester City were the last winners of the old League Cup prior to its re-branding. Getty Images

Blink and you miss it and we're already done and dusted on this EFL Cup live blog. We'll have coverage of the whole of the third round which will be played week commencing 19 September. We look forward to that but until then, goodbye.

Well then, some cracking ties in there. Nottingham Forest host Arsenal and Derby take on Liverpool. Northampton are rewarded for their giant killing with the visit of Manchester United, while Accrington go to West Ham. Champions Leicester take on Chelsea meanwhile. Pick the TV games there if you can.

Leicester City vs Chelsea

Stoke City vs Hull City

Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Reading

Northampton Town vs Manchester United

Derby County vs Liverpool

Everton vs Norwich City

Tottenham Hotspur vs Gillingham

Bournemouth vs Preston North End

Fulham vs Bristol City

Swansea City vs Manchester City

Southampton vs Crystal Palace

West Ham United vs Accrington Stanley

Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland

Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

It has been a long night on the second evening of matches in the second round, despite there just being four ties. Two of them have gone to extra time, but we finally have two winners and two Premier League exit. Fulham have overcome Middlesbrough while Accrington have beaten Burnley.

There is no waiting around, we're straight into the draw. Here are the important numbers.

So after two nights of second round ties we reach the moment in the newly-branded English Football League Cup where the Premier league heavyweights enter the competition along with the 25 sides who have already made it this far. All those teams competing in Europe this season, including Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, enter the draw and provide potentially tasty opposition for those sides still alive and kicking.

Among those are Chelsea and Liverpool, both of whom won on Tuesday night. We're just minutes away from the draw so sit back and wait for your team to be drawn from the velvet bag.

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