THE third round of the Carabao Cup gets underway this week – with the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal competing in the competition for the first time this season.
Erik ten Hag‘s men smashed League One promotion hopefuls Barnsley 7-0 at Old Trafford to secure their spot in the hat.
Liverpool are the reigning Carabao Cup champions[/caption]
The likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City don’t play their third-round ties until next week due to their Champions League commitments.
This means that all Carabao Cup third-round ties will not be completed until Wednesday, September 25.
The unique scheduling of the competition stems from the increase in Champions League and Europe League fixtures this season – that have been scheduled during the same period.
When is the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw?
- The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw will take place on Wednesday, September 25.
- The draw will begin following the conclusion of Liverpool vs West Ham United.
- It will likely get underway at around 10.15pm BST.
What TV channel is the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw on and can it be live streamed FREE?
- The Carabao Cup fourth-round draw will be shown live on Sky Sports Football/Sky Sports Main Event.
- Subscribers can live stream the draw via the NOW/Sky Sports app.
- Fear not if you don’t have a Sky Sports subscription, as you can watch the draw for free via the official Sky Sports Football YouTube channel.
- Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog to keep up to date with all the action.
When will Carabao Cup fourth-round ties take place?
The Carabao Cup fourth-round ties will take place the week commencing Monday, October 28.
Fixtures will likely be on Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30.
Carabao Cup third-round schedule
Tuesday, September 17
Stoke 1-1 Fleetwood (2-1 PENS)
Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Brentford 3-1 Leyton Orient
Everton 1-1 Southampton (5-6 PENS)
Preston 1-1 Fulham (16-15 PENS)
QPR 1-2 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 7-0 Barnsley
Wednesday, September 18
Brighton vs Wolves, 7.45pm (Sky Sports+)
Coventry vs Tottenham, 8pm (Sky Sports Football)
Tuesday, September 24
AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle United, 7.45pm (Sky Sports+)
Chelsea vs Barrow, 7.45pm (Sky Sports+)
Manchester City vs Watford, 7.45pm (Sky Sports+)
Walsall vs Leicester City, 7.45pm (Sky Sports+)
Wycombe Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 8pm (Sky Sports Football)
Wednesday, September 25
Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers, 7.45pm (Sky Sports+)
Liverpool vs West Ham United, 8pm (Sky Sports Football)