EFL Cup 3rd Round Draw in Full: Leicester Face Chelsea in Pick of Last-32 Fixtures
Thursday night's EFL Cup third round draw saw the final group of Premier League clubs join the competition, with some intriguing ties in prospect including Chelsea visiting Premier League champions Leicester and holders Manchester City travelling to Swansea.
This week's second round ties saw four top flight teams shorn from the competition, Watford losing in extra time to Gillingham and West Brom being dumped out by last season's League Two champions Northampton Town on Tuesday night.
It's Derby County away for us in round three of the #EFLCup! pic.twitter.com/x0hYpWBWyA
Meanwhile, both Burnley and Middlesbrough were beaten out by less-fancied club on Wednesday night, defeated in extra time by Accrington Stanley and Fulham respectively.
Highlights of the second round included the aforementioned set of giant-killings, along with Chelsea's entertaining 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers, Blackburn's 4-3 victory over Crewe and the record-breaking penalty shootout triumph for Championship Derby over Carlisle United.
It's Derby County away for us in round three of the #EFLCup! pic.twitter.com/x0hYpWBWyA
"?The full draw is as follows:
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Leeds United vs Blackburn
QPR vs Sunderland
West Ham vs Accrington Stanley
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Swansea vs Manchester City
Fulham vs Bristol City
Bournemouth vs Preston
Tottenham vs Gillingham
Everton vs Norwich
Derby vs Liverpool
Northampton Town vs Manchester United
Brighton vs Reading
Newcastle vs Wolves
Stoke City vs Hull City
Leicester City vs Chelsea
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