23/24 Carabao Cup Third Round draw live in full

The Carabao Cup Third Round draw is made live and in full, following busy midweek action from the Second Round with a few surprises.

The Carabao Cup Round Three draw took place live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of the Round Two tie between Doncaster Rovers and Everton on Wednesday the 30th of August.

Sky Sports’ Emma Saunders hosted the draw alongside former Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore and recently retired England international, Izzy Christiansen.

Current Cup holders Manchester United, Premier League champions Manchester City and nine-time Cup winners Liverpool enter at this stage, as do last season’s Cup runners-up Newcastle United, Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa and West Ham United.

The draw is not be regionalised, with any of the 32 Clubs in Round Three being able to be drawn against any participating team.

It is worth remembering that the winner of the competition will qualify for the play-off round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.

Manchester United are the current defending champions, having beaten Newcastle United 2–0 in the previous season’s final.

The ball numbers for the Carabao Cup Round Three draw are as follows:

1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Bradford City
5 Brentford
6 Brighton and Hove Albion
7 Cardiff City
8 Crystal Palace
9 Exeter City
10 Fulham
11 Ipswich Town
12 Leicester City
13 Liverpool
14 Luton Town
15 Manchester City
16 Manchester United
17 Mansfield Town
18 Middlesbrough
19 Norwich City
20 Newcastle United
21 Peterborough United
22 Port Vale
23 Salford City
24 Stoke City
25 Sutton United
26 West Ham United
27 Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 Chelsea
29  Everton
30 Blackburn Rovers
31 Burnley
32 Lincoln City

Round Three ties will take place week commencing 25 September.

CARABAO CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW

Ipswich Town vs Wolves
Exeter vs Luton Town
Aston Villa vs Everton
Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
Port Vale vs Sutton United
Bradford vs Middlesbrough
Bournemouth vs Stoke City
Lincoln City vs West Ham United
Brentford vs Arsenal
Chelsea vs Brighton
Salford City vs Burnley
Fulham vs Norwich City
Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City
Liverpool vs Leicester City
Newcastle United vs Manchester City
Mansfield Town vs Peterborough

CARABAO CUP SECOND ROUND RESULTS

Bolton Wanderers (3) 1–3 Middlesbrough (2)
Port Vale (3) 0–0 (2–0 p) Crewe Alexandra (4)
Salford City (4) 1–1 (9–8 p) Leeds United (2)
Sheffield Wednesday (2) 1–1 (4–5 p) Mansfield Town (4)
Stoke City (2) 6–1 Rotherham United (2)
Tranmere Rovers (4) 0–2 Leicester City (2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 5–0 Blackpool (3)
Wrexham (4) 1–1 (3–4 p) Bradford City (4)
Doncaster Rovers (4) 1–2 Everton (1)
Harrogate Town (4) 0–8 Blackburn Rovers (2)
Nottingham Forest (1) 0–1 Burnley (1)
Sheffield United (1) 0–0 (2–3 p) Lincoln City (3)
Birmingham City (2) 1–3 Cardiff City (2)
Bristol City (2) 0–1 Norwich City (2)
Exeter City (3) 1–1 (5–3 p) Stevenage (3)
Fulham (1) 1–1 (5–3 p) Tottenham Hotspur (1)
Luton Town (1) 3–2 Gillingham (4)
Newport County (4) 1–1 (0–3 p) Brentford (1)
Plymouth Argyle (2) 2–4 Crystal Palace (1)
Portsmouth (3) 1–1 (4–5 p) Peterborough United (3)
Reading (3) 2–2 (1–3 p) Ipswich Town (2)
Swansea City (2) 2–3 Bournemouth (1)
Wycombe Wanderers (3) 0–1 Sutton United (4)
Chelsea (1) 2–1 AFC Wimbledon (4)

CARABAO CUP FIRST ROUND RESULTS

Huddersfield Town 2–3 Middlesbrough
Mansfield Town 2–0 Grimsby Town
Accrington Stanley 1–1 (1–4 p) Bradford City
Barnsley 2–2 (6–7 p) Tranmere Rovers
Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Walsall
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Barrow
Derby County 0–2 Blackpool
Harrogate Town 1–0 Carlisle United
Hull City 1–2 Doncaster Rovers
Notts County 0–2 Lincoln City
Port Vale 3–2 Fleetwood Town
Preston North End 2–2 (2–4 p) Salford City
Rotherham United 1–1 (4–2 p) Morecambe
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 (4–1 p) Stockport County
Stoke City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland 1–1 (3–5 p) Crewe Alexandra
Wrexham 0–0 (4–2 p) Wigan Athletic
Leeds United 2-1 Shrewsbury Town
Burton Albion 0-2 Leicester City
Newport County 3–1 Charlton Athletic
Peterborough United 1–1 (4–1 p) Swindon Town
Swansea City 3–0 Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town 0–2 Birmingham City
Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town
Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Portsmouth
Gillingham 3–1 Southampton
Millwall 0–4 Reading
Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers
Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Leyton Orient
Stevenage 1–1 (4–3 p) Watford
Sutton United 2–2 (6–5 p) Cambridge United
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Coventry City
Bristol City 5-1 Oxford United
Cardiff City 2-2 (3-0 p) Colchester United
Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Norwich City

CARABAO CUP DATES

Carabao Cup Round One – w/c 7 August 2023
Carabao Cup Round Two – w/c 28 August 2023
Carabao Cup Round Three – w/c 25 September 2023
Carabao Cup Round Four – w/c 30 October 2023
Carabao Cup Quarter-Final – w/c 18 December 2023
Carabao Cup Semi-Final (first leg) – w/c 8 January 2024
Carabao Cup Semi-Final (second leg) – w/c 21 January 2024
Carabao Cup Final – Sunday 25 February 2024

Here’s what fans said as the 23/24 Carabao Cup Third Round draw is made live in full…

@SJview: #LFC fans gotta be happy with that home tie vs Leicester in the #CarabaoCup For one awful moment there, I thought we were getting Man Cheaty. Thankfully, they play their fellow sport-washers, Newcastle. 🤭

@fabianautiero: How do people genuinely get excited for ties like Newcastle vs Man City or Chelsea vs Brighton when you can guarantee it’ll be on the tele twice already this season. A very disappointing draw for the EFL clubs. #CarabaoCup

@OverTheToon: Delighted with that draw! Meeting them now rather than in the semis or final is way better. We’re at home, they’ll potentially rest players, and if we win we don’t need to fear anyone left in the comp. If we lose it’s 5 or so less fixtures to cram in! #nufc #carabaocup #mcfc

@EricBlueMonster:
#CarabaoCup wise
Same league = bit shit.
Home draw + not Burnley + not City = not shit.
Bring it on!
#Rovers

@Leannewilliams1: What a dire draw 😩 #scfc

@AlexNeilBarArmy: What a wank draw that is #scfc

@WorthAlfie: Only one to not be happy with our draw? Don’t get me wrong it increases our odds of progressing further but would rather a class away fixture than lose to Sutton at home.🤣 #CarabaoCup #pvfc

@Paddy_McKeanEFC: Bring on Aston Villa, it’s going to be a very tough game for us but you’ve got to beat the best teams if you want to progress in any competition! It’s football and anything can happen! @Everton #EFC #AVFC #COYB #UpTheToffees #CarabaoCup.