Carling Cup Third Round Draw - Leeds Utd v Manchester Utd Pick of the Bunch
Four all-Premiership ties among the sixteen third round matches, including tough matches for Tottenham at Stoke and Bolton at Aston Villa...
Today's Carling Cup third round draw has now been completed, and in amongst the 16 ties are a number of high profile games, including four all Premiership ties and the mouth-watering prospect of Leeds United hosting traditional rivals Manchester United at Elland Road. Shrewsbury Town have picked up the highest prestige tie of the lower league clubs, landing an away trip to the Emirates to face Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side. Cardiff City v Leicester City Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall Chelsea v Fulham Aldershot Town or Carlisle United v Rochdale Arsenal v Shrewsbury Town Burnley v Milton Keynes Dons Leeds United v Manchester United Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United Manchester City v Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers v Leyton Orient or Bristol Rovers Swindon Town or Southampton v Charlton Athletic or Preston North End Everton v West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace or Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur The third round ties will be played during the week commencing 19th September 2011. Three ties are likely to be screened on Sky, with Leeds v Man Utd likely to be picked as the top billed tie, one of the all-Prem ties (probably Stoke and Spurs) or Nottm Forest v Newcastle likely to take the second slot, and Arsenal's game against Shrewsbury likely to be picked with the broadcaster likely smelling the potential for a Giant killing.