Leicester faces Chelsea, Northampton hosts United in League Cup third round

Claudio Ranieri's Leicester will take on the team it surprisingly deposed as Premier League champions last term, with Chelsea aiming to reclaim the League Cup prize it also won in 2015.

Jose Mourinho's team must negotiate its way past a potential banana-skin in the form of League One Northampton.

Leicester City will host Chelsea in a mouthwatering third-round League Cup clash, while minnow Northampton Town will face a visit from Jose Mourinho's Manchester United.

Claudio Ranieri's Leicester will take on the team it surprisingly deposed as Premier League champions last term, with Chelsea aiming to reclaim the League Cup prize it also won in 2015.

That triumph came under former manager Mourinho, who is now looking to add to his impressive haul of trophies at United, but the team must negotiate its way past a potential banana-skin in the form of League One Northampton.

Holder Manchester City face a trip to Swansea City, while the other all-Premier League ties see Hull City visit Stoke City and Southampton tackle Crystal Palace.

Liverpool will play away at Championship side Derby County, Tottenham play host to Gillingham and Accrington Stanley visit West Ham.

League One Gillingham and League Two Accrington dispatched Premier League opposition in the form of Watford and Burnley in round two.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will come up against fellow Frenchman Philippe Montanier at Nottingham Forest.

 

Third round draw in full:

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland West Ham v Accrington Stanley Southampton v Crystal Palace Swansea City v Manchester City Fulham v Bristol City Bournemouth v Preston North End Tottenham v Gillingham Everton v Norwich CIty Derby County v Liverpool Northampton Town v Manchester United Brighton v Reading Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Stoke City v Hull City Leicester City v Chelsea