Tottenham
will host Arsenal while Birmingham will take on rivals Aston Villa as the
Capital One Cup third round draw threw up some mouthwatering ties.
Spurs, who beat Arsenal 5-1 on aggregate on their way to winning the
competition in 2008 and who lost to Chelsea in last season's final, will
host their north London rivals at White Hart Lane.
The two teams last met in the competition in 2011, when Arsenal won 4-1 on
their way to the final, where they lost to 2-1 to Birmingham.
The Blues, who eased to a 2-0 win over Gillingham in the second round on
Tuesday night, have the chance to knock-out their second city rivals Villa,
who needed extra-time to beat Notts County 5-3.
Elsewhere, Preston's reward for knocking out Premier League Watford is home
draw against fellow newly-promoted side Bournemouth.
Holders Chelsea will travel to Walsall, while Carlisle, who upset QPR at
Loftus Road with a 2-1 win on Tuesday, head to Liverpool in the third round.
There is also a derby match-up south of the river in the capital, with
Crystal Palace welcoming Charlton to Selhurst Park.
In-form Championship side Ipswich Town - 4-1 winners at Doncaster in the
second-round - will get to test their progress at Manchester United, while
Premier League leaders Manchester City travel to struggling Sunderland, who
needed a Jermain Defoe hat-trick to earn a nervy 6-3 win over Exeter City.
There are two more all-Premier League ties as West Ham, entering the
competition after their exertions in Europa League qualifying, travel to
Leicester and Norwich host West Brom, who needed penalties to get past Port
Vale.
The remaining Premier League sides remaining in the competition were drawn
away from home as Stoke will travel to Fulham, Swansea face Hull and
Southampton go to MK Dons. Everton will travel to Reading if they win at
Barnsley on Wednesday night.
Capital One Cup third round draw:
Middlesbrough v Wolves
Norwich v West Brom
Hull City v Swansea
Leicester City v West Ham
Aston Villa v Birmingham City
Tottenham v Arsenal
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
Liverpool v Carlisle
Crystal Palace v Charlton
Fulham v Stoke City
Sunderland v Manchester City
Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday
Reading v Barnsley or Everton
Preston v Bournemouth
Walsall v Chelsea
MK Dons v Southampton
Ties to be played in the week commencing September 21
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