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

Arsenal take on Leicester in one of the biggest ties of the upcoming stages (Getty Images)

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

The Carabao Cup trophy (Getty Images)

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