Soccer-Spurs win big and then draw Liverpool in League Cup


Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Second Round - Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - August 26, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur's Dominic Solanke in action with Charlton Athletic's Lloyd Jones, Harvey Knibbs and Micah Mbick Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Tottenham Hotspur were rewarded with an away ⁠trip to Liverpool in the third round ‌of the League Cup after thrashing Charlton Athletic 5-1 on Wednesday.

The clash was one of a possible six all-Premier League ​fixtures thrown up as the nine ⁠top-flight clubs playing ⁠in Europe entered the draw.

Premier League champions Arsenal will ⁠travel ‌to promoted Ipswich Town while holders Manchester City are at home to second-tier ⁠Norwich City.

Manchester United will host Brighton & Hove ​Albion while ‌Newcastle United, winners in 2025, are at Championship ⁠hopefuls Millwall ​after seeing off West Bromwich Albion 3-2 on Wednesday.

Fleetwood are the sole fourth-tier side left in the ⁠competition and will host Sheffield ​United.

The ties will be played in the weeks starting September 7 and 14.

Draw:

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough

Manchester Utd ⁠v Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City v Norwich City

Sunderland v Hull City

Ipswich Town v Arsenal

Coventry City v Aston Villa

Bournemouth v Lincoln City

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea or ​Luton Town v Leeds United

Millwall ⁠v Newcastle United

Fleetwood Town v Sheffield Utd

Everton v ​Wolverhampton Wanderers

Leyton Orient v Bradford ‌City

Reading v Brentford

Peterborough v Barnsley

West ​Ham United v Fulham or AFC Wimbledon

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Clare Fallon)

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