Carabao Cup Third Round TV selections

Four Carabao Cup Third Round TV selections have been confirmed just over 24 hours prior to Thursday’s fourth round draw is set to be made.

An action packed round saw a total of 104 goals (including penalties) with three more ties needing to still be played out.

Five upsets were produced by teams in lower leagues than their opponents with the majority of those coming down to a penalty shootout.

League One Gillingham, who lost 2-0 in their league opener to Hull, drew 1-1 with Championship outfit Coventry, before Steve Evans’ side winning 5-4 on penalties.

Newly relegated Bournemouth, who won 3-2 against Blackburn on Saturday, drew 0-0 with Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, the Cherries winning 11-10 in a thrilling shootout.

League Two Leyton Orient sprung a surprise, beating newly promoted League One side Plymouth 3-2 thanks to goals by Louis Dennis, Jobi McAnuff and Daniel Johnson.

Recently relegated Hull City, now in League One, were beating Leeds 1-0 before Alioski took it to penalties in the 93rd minute. Though Bielsa’s men crashed out, losing 9-8 in the shootout.

Brentford, who lost in the Championship playoff final a few months back, beat Premier League outfit Southampton 2-0, goals coming form Norgaard and Dasilva.

LATEST TV SELECTIONS:

Tuesday 22 September: Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur – 6.00pm
Tuesday 22 September: Luton Town v Manchester United – 8.15pm
Wednesday 23 September: Fleetwood Town v Everton – 7.45pm
Thursday 24 September: Lincoln City v Liverpool – 7.45pm

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REVISED THIRD ROUND DRAW:

Bristol City (2) v Aston Villa (1)
Chelsea (1) v Barnsley (2)
Preston North End (2) v Brighton & Hove Albion (1) or Portsmouth (3)
Fleetwood Town (3) v Everton (1)
Fulham (1) v Sheffield Wednesday (2)
Leicester City (1) v Arsenal (1)
Leyton Orient (4) v Tottenham Hotspur (1)
Manchester City (1) v Bournemouth (2)
Millwall (2) v Burnley (1) or Sheffield United (1)
Morecambe (4) v Newcastle United (1)
Newport County (4) v Watford (2)
Luton Town (2) v Manchester United (1)
West Bromwich Albion (1) v Brentford (2)
West Ham United (1) v Hull City (3)
Wolves (1) or Stoke City (2) v Gillingham (3)
Lincoln City (3) v Liverpool (1)

SECOND ROUND RESULTS:

Gillingham (3) 1–1 (5–4 p) Coventry City (2)
Middlesbrough (2) 0–2 Barnsley (2)
Millwall (2) 3–1 Cheltenham Town (4)
Reading (2) 0–1 Luton Town (2)
Derby County (2) 1–2 Preston North End (2)
Bradford City (4) 0–5 Lincoln City (3)
Fleetwood Town (3) 2–1 Port Vale (4)
Newport County (4) 1–0 Cambridge United (4)
Oxford United (3) 1–1 (0–3 p) Watford (2)
Newcastle United (1) 1–0 Blackburn Rovers (2)
West Ham United (1) 3–0 Charlton Athletic (3)
Bournemouth (2) 0–0 (11–10 p) Crystal Palace (1)
Burton Albion (3) 1–3 Aston Villa (1)
Leyton Orient (4) 3–2 Plymouth Argyle (3)
Morecambe (4) 1–0 Oldham Athletic (4)
Rochdale (3) 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday (2)
West Bromwich Albion (1) 3–0 Harrogate Town (4)
Ipswich Town (3) 0–1 Fulham (1)
Bristol City (2) 4–0 Northampton Town (3)
Leeds United (1) 1–1 (8–9 p) Hull City (3)
Southampton (1) 0–2 Brentford (2)
Everton (1) 3–0 Salford City (4)
Burnley (1) v Sheffield United (1) – TBC
Wolves (1) v Stoke City (2) – TBC
Brighton & Hove Albion (1) v Portsmouth (3) – TBC

The Carabao Cup Round Four draw will be made live on Sky Sports, following the Brighton & Hove Albion v Portsmouth Round Two tie on Thursday 17 September.

The Round Four draw will be made on an either/or basis as the Round Three fixtures will not yet have been completed. This is to help enable the EFL, Clubs and broadcasters to plan with additional clarity over a busy period of fixtures.

Sky Sports presenter Laura Woods will host the draw, with former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie selecting the ties.

Round Three ties will take place week commencing 21 September with Round Four being played the following week commencing 28 September.

Four matches will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from each round, with fixtures that are not scheduled for TV streamed online on the following basis in the UK only:

• EFL Club vs EFL Club – streamed on iFollow or club equivalent service
• EFL Club vs Premier League Club – streamed on carabaocup.live
• Premier League Club vs Premier League Club – streamed on carabaocup.live

The streaming of Carabao Cup matches is a temporary measure that has been put in place whilst Clubs operate at a zero or reduced capacity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be subject to regular review.