Millwall will host Leicester at The Den in the stand-out tie from the Third Round draw for 2021-22 Carabao Cup.
Gary Rowett’s Lions will welcome Brendan Rogers’ Foxes to The Den as they look to cause a cupset and knock out Leicester, just like they did in the Fifth Round of 2017-18 FA Cup.
Nuno Espirito Santo will meanwhile take Tottenham Hotspur back to his former team – Wolves, just days after the duo met in the Premier League at Molineux with Spurs emerging victorious in a narrow win.
Rafa Benitez’s Everton face Championship opposition for the second consecutive round, as they face QPR at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium after knocking Huddersfield out in a feisty Second Round contest in Yorkshire.
Reigning champions, Manchester City begin their title defence at home to League One’s Wycombe Wanderers, as Gareth Ainsworth’s Chairboys look to pull off an unlikely cupset at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester United and Chelsea have been handed home ties against Premier League rivals – West Ham and Aston Villa respectively, whilst Liverpool travel to Norwich City after beating the Canaries on the opening weekend of the new top-flight season.
Elsewhere, Arsenal will welcome AFC Wimbledon to the Emirates Stadium in a cross-London derby.
Oldham’s reward for being the last League Two team standing sees the Latics visit Brentford, after the Bees came from behind to defeat Forest Green Rovers.
Third Round ties will be played across the midweek of 21-22 September 2021 and here is the draw in full.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| QPR | v | Everton |
| Preston | v | Cheltenham Town |
| Manchester United | v | West Ham |
| Fulham | v | Leeds United |
| Brentford | v | Oldham |
| Watford | v | Stoke City |
| Chelsea | v | Aston Villa |
| Wigan Athletic | v | Sunderland |
| Norwich City | v | Liverpool |
| Burnley | v | Rochdale |
| Arsenal | v | AFC Wimbledon |
| Sheffield United | v | Southampton |
| Manchester City | v | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Millwall | v | Leicester City |
| Wolves | v | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Brighton | v | Swansea City |

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