Carabao Cup Draw Details Confirmed The Football League has announced the full details for the third round draw of the Carabao Cup, scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 25th. Draw Format: * The draw will feature 32 teams, including the 20 Premier League clubs, the 12 remaining Championship clubs, and the two highest-ranked League One and League Two clubs from the previous season. * Teams will be seeded according to their league position in the 2022/23 season, with Premier League clubs seeded higher than Championship clubs, and so on. * The draw will be conducted in a single open draw ceremony, with the 32 teams drawn into 16 matches. Draw Procedures: * The draw will be conducted by former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand. * A representative from each participating club will be present at the draw, which will take place at EFL headquarters in Birmingham. * Clubs will be drawn one at a time, with the first team drawn being the home team for the match. * Matches will be played over one leg, with the winners advancing to the fourth round. Key Dates: * Draw Date: Thursday, August 25th * Draw Time: 11:00 BST * Matches: To be played week commencing August 29th * Fourth Round Draw: Thursday, September 8th Live Coverage: The draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News and streamed live on the EFL’s official website. Additional Notes: * The 16 match-winners will be joined by the two remaining Premier League clubs, Manchester United and Arsenal, in the fourth round. * The final of the Carabao Cup will be held on Sunday, February 26th, 2023, at Wembley Stadium.Carabao Cup Round One Draw DetailsCarabao Cup Round One Draw Details Draw Date and Time: Thursday, June 27, 2023, at 11:30 AM BST Draw Host: Dharmesh Sheth, Sky Sports News presenter Participating Clubs: * 70 clubs from the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, and Sky Bet League Two Draw Format: * The draw will be split into southern and northern sections until round three. * Clubs from the Premier League will enter the competition in round two or round three, depending on their European competition status. Ball Numbers for Round One Draw: Southern Section: 1. AFC Wimbledon 2. Birmingham City 3. Bristol City 4. Bristol Rovers 5. Bromley 6. Cambridge United 7. Cardiff City 8. Charlton Athletic 9. Cheltenham Town 10. Colchester United 11. Coventry City 12. Crawley Town 13. Exeter City 14. Gillingham 15. Leyton Orient 16. Millwall 17. Milton Keynes Dons 18. Newport County 19. Northampton Town 20. Norwich City 21. Oxford United 22. Peterborough United 23. Plymouth Argyle 24. Portsmouth 25. Queens Park Rangers 26. Reading 27. Stevenage 28. Swansea City 29. Swindon Town 30. Walsall 31. Watford 32. Wycombe Wanderers Northern Section: 1. Accrington Stanley 2. Barnsley 3. Barrow AFC 4. Blackburn Rovers 5. Blackpool 6. Bolton Wanderers 7. Bradford City 8. Burton Albion 9. Carlisle United 10. Chesterfield 11. Crewe Alexandra 12. Derby County 13. Doncaster Rovers 14. Fleetwood Town 15. Grimsby Town 16. Harrogate Town 17. Huddersfield Town 18. Hull City 19. Leeds United 20. Lincoln City 21. Mansfield Town 22. Middlesbrough 23. Morecambe 24. Notts County 25. Port Vale 26. Preston North End 27. Rotherham United 28. Salford City 29. Sheffield United 30. Sheffield Wednesday 31. Shrewsbury Town 32. Stockport County 33. Stoke City 34. Sunderland AFC 35. Tranmere Rovers 36. West Bromwich Albion 37. Wigan Athletic 38. Wrexham Round One Match Dates: * Week of August 12, 2023Draw Details Confirmed for Carabao Cup The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup has been confirmed, with some mouthwatering ties taking place. Holders Manchester City will face off against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium, while Liverpool will host Leicester City at Anfield. Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Burnley, while Arsenal will host West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium. The matches will be played over the week of September 19th-21st, with the draw being made on August 25th. The full draw is as follows: * Manchester City v Chelsea * Liverpool v Leicester City * Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur * Arsenal v West Ham United Fans can expect an exciting round of matches, with several Premier League sides set to clash. The Carabao Cup is a knockout competition for English football clubs. It is the second-most prestigious domestic cup competition in England, after the FA Cup.
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