Just saw this ffs what a carve up. The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday at the conclusion of the second-round tie between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United. The seven English clubs involved in European competitions this season, including holders Liverpool, will enter at the third-round stage. Ties will take place on weeks commencing 16 and 23 September Because there are rounds of Champions League and Europa League fixtures also scheduled for those two midweeks, the six clubs involved in those competitions - Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United - will be kept apart to ensure they can fulfil their Carabao Cup tie in the alternate midweek to their European fixture. Those six clubs will take part in a pre-draw before Forest v Newcastle to decide if they will be at home or away in the third round, with a main draw determining the 16 ties later in the evening. Should Chelsea progress to the next phase of the Conference League, they will not be in action in that competition again until the start of October.
