Carabao Cup ball numbers confirmed as Premier League giants enter in third round
The Carabao Cup second round kicked off on Tuesday with some impressive performances and a few giant killings to boot.
Premier League outfits Crystal Palace and Norwich were stunned by League Two sides Colchester and Crawley Town respectively.
But fellow top flight clubs Brighton, Sheffield United, Southampton and West Ham all avoided slipping up to lower league opposition.
Tonight’s action sees Everton take on Lincoln, Newcastle and Leicester battle it out in the round’s only all-Premier League clash and Bournemouth play Forest Green.
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Following tonight’s seven clashes, the third round draw will take place live at Sincil Bank, the home of League One side Lincoln – and the remaining seven Premier League clubs will be entered for the first time.
And here are the ball numbers to look out for during the Sky Sports showpiece.
1) Arsenal
2) Chelsea
3) Liverpool
4) Manchester City
5) Manchester United
6) Tottenham
7) Wolves
8) Reading
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9) Crawley Town
10) West Ham
11) Oxford
12) Watford
13) Swansea / Cambridge
14) Luton
15) Brighton
16) Colchester
17) Southampton
18) Bournemouth / Forest Green
19) MK Dons
20) QPR / Portsmouth
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21) Aston Villa
22) Lincoln / Everton
23) Stoke
24) Sheffield United
25) Rotherham / Sheffield Wednesday
26) Newcastle / Leicester
27) Burton
28) Burnley / Sunderland
29) Nottingham Forest
30) Grimsby
31) Preston
32) Rochdale
The first seven numbers represent clubs who are only entering the competition at the third round stage.
Manchester City were crowned champions last season, beating Chelsea on penalties at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola’s side will be hoping for an easy draw first time around this term.
While fans will be keeping an eye for some mouth-watering clashes in the round of 32.
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