Premier League champions, Liverpool will travel to either Bradford City or Lincoln City in the third round of 2020-21 Carabao Cup after second and third Round draws were conducted together.
Bradford will host Lincoln at Valley Parade in Round Two across midweek of 15-17 September 2020 with the winners hosting Liverpool in the Third Round a week later across the midweek of 22-24 September 2020.
Reigning champions, Manchester City will kick-start their title defence at home to the winner of Bournemouth’s second round meeting against Crystal Palace.
Last season’s runners-up, Aston Villa face a tough second round trip to the Pirelli Stadium as they take on 2018-19 semi-finalists, Burton Albion with the winners visiting the winner of Bristol City’s tie with Northampton Town a week later.
Leicester will open their cup campaign with a tasty home tie against fellow Europa League qualifiers, Arsenal at the King Power Stadium in the third round, whilst Manchester United will visit either Reading or Luton at the same stage.
Tottenham potentially will visit Leyton Orient in a London derby if Orient can defeat Plymouth in the second round, although Spurs are expected to field a youth based team due to their participation in Europa League qualifying that week if they get past Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the second qualifying round next week.
League Two newcomers, Harrogate Town will visit West Bromwich Albion in the second round with the winners playing host to Southampton or Brentford a week later in the third round.
Second round ties will be played in the midweek of 15-17 September with third round ties being contested across the midweek of 22-24 September.
Full draw details for both rounds can be found below.
Second Round
| Northern Section | |
| Burnley v Sheffield United | Rochdale v Sheffield Wednesday |
| Burton v Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion v Harrogate |
| Bradford v Lincoln | Middlesbrough v Barnsley |
| Leeds v Hull | Derby County v Preston North End |
| Everton v Salford | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers |
| Wolves v Stoke | Morecambe v Oldham |
| Fleetwood Town v Port Vale | |
| Southern Section | |
| West Ham v Charlton | Bristol City v Northampton Town |
| Ipswich v Fulham | Reading v Luton |
| Oxford United v Watford | Millwall v Cheltenham Town |
| Bournemouth v Crystal Palace | Brighton & Hove Albion v Portsmouth |
| Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle | Newport County v Cambridge United |
| Southampton v Brentford | Gillingham v Coventry |
Third Round
Bradford City/Lincoln City v Liverpool
Bristol City/Northampton v Burton Albion/Aston Villa
Morecambe/Oldham v Newcastle United/Blackburn Rovers
Reading/Luton Town v Manchester United
Derby County/Preston North End v Brighton/Plymouth
Ipswich Town/Fulham v Rochdale/Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester City v Bournemouth/Crystal Palace
West Ham/Charlton v Leeds United/Hull City
Millwall/Cheltenham Town v Burnley/Sheffield United
Chelsea v Middlesbrough/Barnsley
Wolves/Stoke v Gillingham/Coventry City
Leicester City v Arsenal
West Bromwich Albion/Harrogate Town v Southampton/Brentford
Newport County/Cambridge United v Oxford United/Watford
Fleetwood Town/Port Vale v Everton/Salford City
Leyton Orient/Plymouth Argyle v Tottenham Hotspur
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