Carabao Cup third round draw, time and TV as Leeds United await opponents | OneFootball

Leeds United are into the Carabao Cup third round after a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest, their second City Ground victory in four days, with second half goals from Daniel James and James Justin. It is the first time Daniel Farke’s side have reached this stage under him.

According to yorkshireevenpost.co.uk, the third round draw is tonight, Wednesday August 26, and will start after Preston’s tie with Everton. Kick-off is 8pm, so the draw should follow around 10pm unless there are penalties.

Everton’s trip to Deepdale is live on Sky Sports, with the draw to follow on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football. Subscribers can also watch via the Sky Sports website or app.

There will be a pre-draw before kick-off for the eight Premier League clubs in Europe, who cannot face each other. That process will assign home or away, then after full-time those teams will be paired with eight non-European opponents before the remainder of the draw. From round three onwards there is no regionalisation.

Third round ties will be staged across two midweeks, in the week commencing September 7 and from September 14, due to European fixtures. For Leeds, the tie will fall between Brighton away and Newcastle United at home, or between Newcastle at home and Crystal Palace at home.

If Leeds are drawn against a Champions League club this evening, their Premier League meeting with Newcastle on Monday September 14 would move to Saturday September 12 at 12.30pm. The same applies if Newcastle progress and draw Champions League opposition.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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