THE third round of the Carabao Cup sees the entrance of England’s clubs who are competing in Europe.
The competition has already seen some shock exits , such as Leeds United , who were dumped out by crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.
Meanwhile, West Ham bowed out after being beaten by Wolves 3-2 as their tragic start to a season continued.
Captain Jarrod Bowen was pulled away from having a confrontation with disgruntled fans as the club shows few signs of saving its campaign. already.
There are still some intriguing ties to take place in round two, with Manchester United travelling to Grimsby Town as Everton also host Mansfield Town TONIGHT.
But SunSport has looked ahead to the third round of the competition and simulated the potential match-ups that could be drawn.
The draw for the Carabao Cup third round takes place tonight after United’s clash with the Mariners.
The simulation has thrown up some fascinating ties with Arsenal handed a glamorous trip away to Wales, as they could face Hollywood-owned Wrexham.
The match would be a repeat of one of the Championship side’s most famous nights.
In 1992, then-fourth-tier Wrexham pulled off a huge giant-killing as they dumped Arsenal out of the FA Cup 2-1 at the Racecourse Ground.
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Goals from Mickey Thomas and Steve Watkin were enough to hand the Welsh side victory over the reigning First Division champions.
Chelsea , meanwhile, have been predicted to remain in London by travelling southwards to The Den.
The Blues have been set up with an away match against ‘The Football Factory’ rivals Millwall .
The two clubs feature heavily in the novel and film, often with violent clashes between their hooligan supporters.
Nottingham Forest have been backed to host Brentford at The City Ground.
The Bees dumped out Premier League opposition Bournemouth in the second round 2-0 after goals from Fabio Carvalho and Igor Thiago.
Simulated third round
Here is a look at the simulated third round of the Carabao Cup...
- Wrexham vs Arsenal
- Burnley vs Oxford / Brighton and Hove Albion
- Huddersfield Town vs Sheffield Wednesday
- Wolves vs Grimsby Town / Manchester United
- Millwall vs Chelsea
- Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
- Fulham / Bristol City vs Wigan Athletic
- Reading vs Swansea City
- Southampton vs Bradford
- Port Vale vs Aston Villa
- Cambridge United vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Wycombe Wanderers vs Liverpool
- Newcastle vs Barnsley
- Everton / Mansfield Town vs Lincoln City
- Cardiff City vs Manchester City
- Crystal Palace vs Doncaster
*Bold – Clubs in Europe
Current holders Newcastle will also be entering the draw and could start their defence against Barnsley .
Last year’s runners-up Liverpool could be offered a potential banana skin with an away trip to the Adams Park Stadium to face League One side Wycombe Wanderers .
The Chairboys scraped past Bromley in round two as they could only beat the League Two side on penalties.
Should Manchester United navigate their way past Gimsby, then they will face another away trip but this time at Wolves.
A Grimsby Town club source has told SunSport about the occasion at Blundell Park .
They said: “Without question, this is the biggest game the club has had since it last played Manchester United in 1948!”
