Leeds will host Manchester United in the Carling Cup in the most anticipated draw of the third round.
Man Utd travel to Elland Road; Chelsea paired up with Fulham
Leeds United will host Manchester United in the Carling Cup in the most anticipated draw of the third round.
The last time the two old foes met was in the FA Cup in January 2010, when Leeds heroically beat their Premier League counterparts 1-0 at Old Trafford.
One of four all-Premier League ties of the round pits
Chelsea with
Fulham at Stamford Bridge while
Everton host
West Brom at Goodison Park.
At the Britannia Stadium,
Stoke will take on
Tottenham, with
Aston Villa at home to
Bolton completing the list of duels between top tier clubs.
Holders
Birmingham will have to defend their title the hard way, as they travel to big-spenders
Manchester City.
Liverpool face a difficult trip to Gus Poyet's high-flying
Brighton,
Wolves welcome
Millwall and
Newcastle travel to the City Ground to take on Steve McClaren's
Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal welcome League Two side
Shrewsbury Town and Championship duo
Cardiff and
Leicester meet in the Welsh capital.
Blackburn, who knocked out Sheffield Wednesday in round two, have been handed lower league opposition at home once more but must wait for the outcome of
Leyton Orient and
Bristol Rovers.
Crystal Palace will host the winner of
Wigan and
Middlesbrough,
Burnley host
Milton Keynes Dons and the winner of
Aldershot and
Carlisle will host giant-killers
Rochdale, who conquered Queens Park Rangers in Loftus Road in the second round.
Finally, either
Swindon or
Southampton will host the winner of
Charlton and
Preston, with all third-round ties to be played week commencing 19th September.
Draw in full:
Cardiff v Leicester
Wolverhampton v Millwall
Chelsea v Fulham
Aldershot/Carlisle v Rochdale
Arsenal v Shrewsbury
Burnley v MK Dons
Leeds v Man Utd
Brighton v Liverpool
Nottm Forest v Newcastle
Man City v Birmingham
Blackburn v Leyton Orient/Bristol Rovers
Swindon/Southampton v Charlton/Preston
Everton v West Brom
Crystal Palace/Wigan v Middlesbrough
Aston Villa v Bolton
Stoke v Tottenham
