Capital One Cup third-round draw: Arsenal to host Southampton at the Emirates

Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool will start their Capital One Cup campaigns at home.

City, who beat Sunderland 3-1 in the League Cup final last year, are to host Championship outfit Sheffield Wednesday at the Etihad in the week commencing September 22.

Eight-time winners Liverpool were given a similar draw as Middlesbrough make the trip to Anfield, while Bolton face a journey to Stamford Bridge to face Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea.

A tasty Premier League tie has been set up between Southampton and Arsenal, with the latter the home side at the Emirates. 

The Premier League big four were each given a kind home draw, which was made after Bradford saw off 10-man Leeds United with a 2-1 win at Valley Parade on Wednesday night.

Manchester United failed to make the cut after Louis van Gaal and Co were humiliated by MK Dons on Tuesday night, losing 4-0 to their League One counterparts. 

As a result, Karl Robinson’s men will welcome fellow upsetters and League Two outfit Bradford to stadium:mk.

Four other ties see Premier League opposition pitted against each other.  

Swansea City and Everton couldn’t avoid matching, and will meet at the Liberty Stadium.

Crystal Palace’s new manager Neil Warnock will look to orchestrate a win over Newcastle United, while Hull City face a trip to West Brom.

Gus Poyet admitted he was hungry for more after surviving Premier League relegation and making the League Cup final last year, and the Sunderland manager will have to see off Stoke City at home if he is to do so again.  

Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur are to face Nottingham Forest at White Hart Lane.

Leyton Orient and Burton Albion, having both seen off Premier League opposition in Aston Villa and QPR respectively, earned their own home ties. Orient will meet fellow League One club Sheffield United, while Albion face tougher opposition in Brighton & Hove Albion. 

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