Carabao Cup: Draw details and ball numbers revealed for Newcastle United, Leeds & Co
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And it has been confirmed the round three draw of the Carabao Cup will take place live on Sky Sports tonight after the conclusion of Tranmere Rovers v Newcastle United.
An EFL statement read: “Former England international John Barnes who won the competition in 1995 with Liverpool and played for Newcastle United in the latter part of his career will conduct the draw alongside Tranmere Rovers legend John Aldridge.
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Hide Ad"The Prenton Park favourite hung up his boots in 1998 with a remarkable 474 goals in 882 career appearances as well as a League Cup honour to his name after lifting the Cup with Oxford United in 1986.
“The seven Premier League Clubs competing in Europe enter the competition in Round Three including last season’s winners Liverpool who also hold the record for the most League Cup titles with nine victories. Manchester City who have an illustrious history with the Carabao Cup also enter at this stage alongside Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.”
Round Three ties will take place week commencing 7 November.
Jamal Lewis is in contention tonight.
Asked about Lewis, Howe said: "He’s a contender, but that’s a position where we have a lot of players currently, which is great to see, because that’s not always been the case. The majority of players are fit in that position.”
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Hide AdMatt Targett has missed the club’s last two games, but he had been “close” to being involved against Manchester City at St James’s Park on Sunday.
The key numbers to look out for:
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Blackburn Rovers
5 Brentford
6 Burnley
7 Charlton Athletic
8 Chelsea
9 Crawley Town
10 Crystal Palace
11 Derby County
12 Everton
13 Gillingham
14 Leicester City
15 Lincoln City
16 Liverpool
17 Manchester City
18 Manchester United
19 Milton Keynes Dons
20 Morecambe
21 Newport County
22 Nottingham Forest
23 Sheffield Wednesday
24 Southampton
25 Stevenage
26 Tottenham Hotspur
27 West Ham United
28 Wolverhampton Wanderers
29 Forest Green Rovers or Brighton & Hove Albion
30 Leeds United or Barnsley
31 Tranmere Rovers or Newcastle United
32 Wycombe Wanderers or Bristol City