Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Manchester United, Arsenal and more discover third round fate
The third round sees the Premier League’s representatives in European competition enter the Carabao Cup
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Defending champions Manchester United will host Crystal Palace in the third round of the Carabao Cup while treble winners Manchester City face a tricky trip to Newcastle.
In the three other all-Premier League ties, Brentford host Arsenal, Chelsea take on Brighton and Aston Villa meet Everton, who overcame Doncaster Rovers 2-1 on Wednesday night. The lowest ranked team left in the competition, Sutton United, face a trip to Port Vale. The ties will be played around 25 September.
There have already been a few shock results in this year’s competition with Leeds United being dumped out of the tournament by Salford City and Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs losing to Fulham in the second round.
Take a look at the full Carabao Cup third-round draw below.
Tonight’s results: Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Chelsea survived an early scare as they came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win over fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon in the second round of the League Cup at Stamford Bridge.
The League Two visitors took a shock lead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute through James Tilley after Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez brought down Harry Pell inside the box.
Chelsea continued to enjoy the lion’s share of possession but failed to make it count until they were awarded a penalty for a foul on Noni Madueke, which the England under-21 forward converted in first-half stoppage time.
Substitute Enzo Fernandez grabbed the winner for the hosts in the 72nd minute with his first goal for the club.
Carabao Cup third-round draw
The draw is coming up very shortly...
Sean Dyche speaks after Everton knock out Doncaster
On a challenging night: “Every game’s a tough game. We’ve got a lot of young players learning.”
On new signing Beto, who scored on debut: “I don’t think it was just Beto [who changed the game] but Beto’s come in, he’s raw, he’s learning, we want to him to be effective. He’s only been with us one day, but on that first showing he’s done very well. I told him to go and enjoy it. It gives him a nice start with the Evertonians.”
Carabao Cup third-round draw
Here are the names in the hat for the third-round draw:
- 1 Bournemouth
- 2 Arsenal
- 3 Aston Villa
- 4 Bradford
- 5 Brentford
- 6 Brighton
- 7 Cardiff
- 8 Crystal Palace
- 9 Exeter
- 10 Fulham
- 11 Ipswich
- 12 Leicester
- 13 Liverpool
- 14 Luton
- 15 Manchester City
- 16 Manchester United
- 17 Mansfield
- 18 Middlesbrough
- 19 Norwich
- 20 Newcastle
- 21 Peterborough
- 22 Port Vale
- 23 Salford
- 24 Stoke
- 25 Sutton
- 26 West Ham
- 27 Wolves
- 28 Chelsea
- 29 Everton
- 30 Blackburn
- 31 Burnley
- 32 Lincoln
Tonight’s second-round results
Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Burnley
Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City (Lincoln win 2-3 on pens)
Doncaster 1-2 Everton
Full-time! Doncaster 1-2 Everton
Everton come through a tough night thanks, in big part, to the excellent performance of new striker Beto. He looks some player, albeit against League Two opposition, and supporters will be excited to see the Portuguese in the Premier League. Beto scored the equaliser before Arnaut Danjuma’s late winner sent Everton through to the third round draw.
Full-time! Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City (Lincoln win 3-2 on pens)
Lincoln City have pulled off an upset at Bramall Lane, seeing off their Premier League hosts via a penalty shootout. John Egan missed the final kick to send Lincoln through to the third round.
GOAL! Doncaster 1-2 Everton (Danjuma, 88)
Late drama at the Eco-Power Stadium! Doncaster have played so well tonight and the League Two side had got themselves ahead, but the excellent new Everton signing Beto equalised and Arnaut Danjuma has surely now booked Everton’s place in the third round with a jinking run across the edge of the box before a low, hard finish.
Carabao Cup second round LIVE
There are five games going on tonight, and three have just finished. A memorable night for Blackburn Rovers who scored eight (!) at Harrogate, while Burnley stole a late winner at Forest and Chelsea had to come from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon.
Tonight’s results
Harrogate 0-8 Blackburn FT
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Burnley FT
Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon FT
Latest scores
Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City – goes to penalties
Doncaster 1-1 Everton – 80 mins
Ange Postecoglou defends decision to make changes as Tottenham exit Carabao Cup
Ange Postecoglou defended his decision to make nine changes after Tottenham suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat at Fulham in the Carabao Cup second round.
Spurs entered this contest following back-to-back wins in the Premier League, which had generated a feelgood factor around the club despite the departure of all-time top scorer Harry Kane on the eve of the new season.
Only Micky van de Ven and Richarlison retained their starting berths from the win at Bournemouth and while Tottenham improved from a sluggish start, penalties were required after a 1-1 draw and Davinson Sanchez failed to score from 12 yards to hand the visitors a 5-3 spot-kick loss.
Ange Postecoglou defends decision to make changes as Tottenham exit Carabao Cup
Spurs made nine changes from last weekend’s win at Bournemouth and Davinson Sanchez missed from the spot.
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