The draw for Round Three of the Carabao Cup will take place live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of Preston North End’s Round Two tie against Everton on Wednesday 26 August.

As a result of the expanded European competition calendar and the fixture clashes it presents, additional conditions will be required for the draw.

Round Three fixtures will take place across two weeks (week beginning 7 and 14 September), with fixtures in the UEFA Champions League (week beginning 7 September) and UEFA Europa League (week beginning 14 September) also scheduled during this period.

As UEFA competition fixtures cannot be rescheduled, and to enable the Carabao Cup to proceed within its agreed schedule without disrupting other League or domestic cup fixtures, the additional conditions will ensure that the eight Clubs participating in the Champions League or Europa League cannot meet each other in Round Three of the Carabao Cup.

This will mean that the teams drawn in each tie will be able to fulfil the fixture in one of the allocated weeks.

No draw conditions will be required for the Round Four draw.

While Brighton & Hove Albion may also enter Europe through the UEFA Conference League, that competition does not begin until October, so it does not affect the Round Three schedule.

Overall, the Carabao Cup Round Three draw will include 32 Clubs – 23 winners from Round Two and the nine Premier League Clubs competing in UEFA Competitions.

Pre-draw

Before the main draw, there will be a pre-draw to decide whether each of the eight Champions League and Europa League Clubs will be at home or away.

This will take place live on Sky Sports during the build-up to Preston North End’s Round Two tie against Everton.

Main draw

In the main draw, to be conducted after the Round Two tie, the first eight ties will involve those Champions League and Europa League Clubs, with their home or away position already having been decided, and each will be drawn against a club from a separate bowl containing the remaining teams.

Once those eight ties have been drawn, the final eight ties will be drawn as normal.

From Round Three onwards, the draw will no longer be split into Northern and Southern sections.

Carabao Cup Round Three draw details

Carabao Cup Round Three draw details