Liverpool and Spurs set for Carabao Cup collision

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Updated / Thursday, 27 Aug 2026 07:27 Getty The third round will be played across two weeks in September Liverpool will face Tottenham at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. There are four other definite all-Premier League ties with Manchester United at home to Brighton, who won at Old Trafford in the FA Cup third-round last season.

Sunderland entertain Hull, Ipswich welcome Premier League champions Arsenal to Portman Road and Aston Villa make the short trip to Coventry. Holders Manchester City are home to Norwich and Bournemouth and Crystal Palace also host Championship opposition with respective ties against Lincoln and Middlesbrough.

Brentford make the short trip to Reading, while the remaining ties see Sheffield United at Fleetwood, Leyton Orient at home to Bradford and Peterborough meeting Barnsley. Carabao Cup Third Round Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough Manchester United v Brighton Manchester City v Norwich Sunderland v Hull Ipswich v Arsenal Coventry v Aston Villa Bournemouth v Lincoln Liverpool v Tottenham Chelsea or Luton v Leeds Millwall v Newcastle Fleetwood v Sheffield United Everton v Wolves Leyton Orient v Bradford Reading v Brentford Peterborough v Barnsley More stories on Read Next