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The third-round draw for the 2026-27 Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday, August 26.

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This stage of the competition sees the remaining Premier League sides enter the proceedings, including Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United, among others.

So far, most top-flight clubs have made their way through to this stage, with only Nottingham Forest eliminated by fellow Premier League club Leeds.

Below is the complete draw for this season’s third round, as all clubs have now found themselves involved in the knockout competition.

MORE: Full results from the EFL Cup second round draw

Carabao Cup third round draw 2026-27

The draw will be carried out on Wednesday, August 26, following the conclusion of the final third-round match between Preston North End and Everton.

For the third round, the draw is no longer split into a northern and southern section, with all teams able to face any of the participants.

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There has also been a pre-draw completed before Preston vs. Everton, which determined which of the clubs participating in Europe will play at home and which will play on the road. This was done to avoid drawing those clubs against one another and prevent scheduling conflicts.

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1. Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Crystal Palace
5. Man City
6. Man United
7. Liverpool
8. Sunderland
9. Barnsley
10. Brentford
11. Brighton
12. Coventry
13. Fleetwood Town
14. Hull City
15. Ipswich Town
16. Leeds United
17. Leyton Orient
18. Lincoln City
19. Middlesbrough
20. Millwall
21. Norwich City
22. Peterborough
23. Reading
24. Sheffield United
25. West Ham
26. Wolves
27. Bradford City / Burnley
28. Newcastle / West Brom
29. Tottenham / Charlton Athletic
30. Preston North End / Everton
31. Chelsea / Luton Town
32. Fulham / AFC Wimbledon

Third round draw

The pre-draw has been completed. The matchups will be updated once the draw proper has concluded.

PL = Premier League team
CH = Championship team
L1 = League One team
L2 = League Two team

• Crystal Palace (PL) vs. TBD
• Man United (PL) vs. TBD
• Man City (PL) vs. TBD
• Sunderland (PL) vs. TBD
• TBD vs. Arsenal (PL)
• TBD vs. Aston Villa (PL)
• Bournemouth (PL) vs. TBD
• Liverpool (PL) vs. TBD

When are Carabao Cup third round games?

The matches are due to take place across the weeks beginning September 7 and September 14.

The full fixture schedule below will be updated once the draw has concluded and the schedule has been set.

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Tuesday, September 8

Wednesday, September 9

Thursday, September 10

Tuesday, September 15

Wednesday, September 16

Thursday, September 17