Sterling to face Manchester City at home in Carabao Cup third round

Holders Liverpool are drawn at home to face Sky Bet League One side Derby County

Sterling to face Manchester City at home in Carabao Cup third round
Raheem Sterling

Manchester City facing Chelsea and Manchester United up against Aston Villa are some of the top ties in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

The two ties were among the highlights of an appealing draw for the next stage of the competition featuring seven all-Premier League ties.

Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest against Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderes at home to Leeds United were also among the stand-out games, with holders Liverpool drawn at home to Sky Bet League One side Derby County.

Everton will travel to Bournemouth and Newcastle United, who saw off League Two Tranmere Rovers on Wednesday, will host Crystal Palace in the other all top-flight encounters.

West Ham United were handed a testing home tie against Blackburn Rovers with League Two Crawley Town’s reward for knocking out Fulham being a trip to Burnley.

Leicester City will face Newport County, of League Two, while Southampton will host Sheffield Wednesday and Brentford take on Gillingham.

Full draw: Leicester v Newport; West Ham v Blackburn; Wolves v Leeds Utd; N Forest v Tottenham; Man Utd v Aston Villa; Bournemouth v Everton; Liverpool v Derby; Burnley v Crawley; Bristol City v Lincoln City; Man City v Chelsea; Stevenage v Charlton; MK Dons v Morecambe; Newcastle Utd v C Palace; Southampton v Sheff Wed; Arsenal v Brighton; Brentford v Gillingham.