The third round of the Carabao Cup took place on Wednesday evening.
The draw that finally starts after Manchester United was hilariously lost on penalties for the city of Grimsby.
Newcastle United Drawing Bradford City in St James’ Park.
Bradford is currently a League One club.
There are 32 clubs left in the competition and the 16 third round tires are played and divided over two midweek – weeks starting on Monday 15 September and Monday 22 September.
Newcastle United is in Champions League promotion that week from Monday 15 September, so Bradford City in St James’ Park will be confronted on Tuesday 23 September or Wednesday 24 September.
Full Carabao Cup Third Round Trekking
Port Vale V Arsenal
Swansea V Forest
Lincoln in Chelsea
Spurs against Doncaster
Brentford V Villa
Huddersfield V Man City
Liverpool v Southampton
Newcastle United V Bradford City
Sheffield on Wednesday against Grimsby
Wolves v Everton
Palace against Millwall
Burnley V Cardiff
Wrexham V Read
Wigan v Wycombe
Barnsley V Brighton
Fulham v Cambridge
Newcastle United Official announcement – August 27, 2025:
Newcastle United will be Ball Number 17 in the third round of Wednesday evening Carabao Cup.
The Magpies holders of the Trophy, who won the competition thanks to the unforgettable 2-1 victory of Liverpool in the final of last season at Wembley-go along with the eight other Premier League clubs that are currently participating in UEFA-Competitions (Champions League, Europa League and Conference).
The side of Eddie Howe is one of the 32 sides in the draw, with 23 of those who have protected their place with victories in the second round.
The EFL has implemented a number of additional conditions for the third round draw, as a result of the expansion of the European competitive calendar.
Equipment takes place for two weeks (from Monday 15 and Monday 22 September), with competitions in the Champions League (week from Monday 15 September) and Europa League (week beginning Monday 22 September) also planned during this period.
With UEFA competition matches that are unable to be planned again, the extra conditions mean that clubs participate in the Champions League of Europa League meet in the third round and therefore both teams drawn in each draw can be fulfilled in one of the assigned weeks. The potential participation of Crystal Palace would start in October and as such have no planned impact on the third round.
The EFL has confirmed that two separate bowls will be used for the draw on Wednesday evening, which will take place except Sky Sports to Grimsby Town’s draw with Manchester United. One bowl consists of the eight Champions League and Europa League clubs and an consisting of the remaining 24 clubs.
While the balls are distributed over two pots, a pre-draw-Die will take place in the structure of the collision of the Mariners with the Red Devil requirement to determine whether each of the eight teams participate in the European competition at home or away.
As soon as the first eight ties with the eight teams have been drawn in the European competition, the remaining eight tires will then only be pulled out of the second bowl.
The full list of ball numbers is as follows:
1 Arsenal
2 Aston Villa
3 Barnsley
4 Bradford City
5 Brentford
6 Burnley
7 Cambridge United
8 Cardiff City
9 Chelsea
10 Crystal Palace
11 Doncaster Rovers
12 Huddersfield Town
13 Lincoln City
14 Liverpool
15 Manchester City
16 Millwall
17 Newcastle United
18 Nottingham Forest
19 Port Vale
20 Read
21 Sheffield Wednesday
22 Southampton
23 Swansea City
24 Tottenham Hotspur
25 Wigan Athletic
26 Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 Wrexham
28 Wycombe Wanderers
29 Everton of Mansfield Town
30 Fulham or Bristol City
31 Grimsby Town of Manchester United
32 Oxford United of Brighton & Hove Albion
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