Carabao Cup third round draw: Manchester City to face Chelsea in blockbuster clash
Carabao Cup trophy
Premier League champions Manchester City will square off against Chelsea, while Manchester United will host Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
The two ties were among the highlights of an appealing draw for the next stage of the competition featuring seven all-Premier League ties.
Arsenal v Brighton, Nottingham Forest v Tottenham and Wolves v Leeds were also among the stand-out games, with holders Liverpool drawn at home to League One Derby.
Everton will travel to Bournemouth and Newcastle, who saw off League Two Tranmere on Wednesday, will host Crystal Palace in the other all top-flight encounters.
West Ham were handed a testing home tie against Blackburn with League Two Crawley's reward for knocking out Fulham being a trip to Burnley.
Leicester will face Newport of League Two while Southampton will host Sheffield Wednesday and Brentford tackle Gillingham.
Full third round draw
Leicester City vs Newport County
Wolves vs Leeds
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
West Ham vs Blackburn
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Everton
Liverpool vs Derby County
Burnley vs Crawley
Bristol City vs Lincoln City
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Stevenage vs Charlton
MK Dons vs Morecambe
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace
Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal vs Brighton
Brentford vs Gillingham
