The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup will take place tonight as the Premier League’s giants join the competition. Nine clubs will be entering the draw including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and reigning champions Newcastle.Reigning Carabao Cup champions Newcastle are part of the third round drawGettyThe Magpies are preparing to begin their title defence, with Tottenham, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest also joining at this stage.Meanwhile, League Two Cambridge and multiple League One sides such as Port Vale and Bradford are hoping to continue their cup runs.All third round fixtures are scheduled to take place across a two-week period, beginning on September 15 and September 22. Carabao Cup draw: Start time and how to follow The Carabao Cup third round draw will take place on Wednesday, August 27. There will be a pre-match draw and a post-match draw, with the first scheduled to take place at around 7:25pm. The main draw is then scheduled to start following the conclusion of Grimsby Town vs Manchester United at around 10:20pm.Fans can watch both draws live on Sky Sports or for free via the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel. You can also watch the main draw for free on ITV and online on ITVX as part of their coverage of Grimsby vs Man United.talkSPORT will have live coverage of the draw following commentary of the second-round fixture at Blundell Park.To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.How the Carabao Cup third round draw worksThe main draw will include two bowls – one made up of the 23 round two winners and Crystal Palace, and the second comprising of eight clubs. The nine clubs joining the draw are teams competing in Europe, so the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.Crystal Palace are included in a separate bowl to the other teams joining the competition as the Conference League starts later in October.First draw The pre-match draw will determine whether each of the eight Champions League and Europa League teams play at home or away.Second drawThe draw after the match then includes both bowls, with the first eight ties alternating between a club from Bowl 1 and Bowl 2. Home or away ties are already determined for those fixtures. The remaining eight fixtures are then drawn from Bowl 2 only. Carabao Cup draw: Ball numbers The Carabao Cup ball numbers are yet to be confirmed. The draw will consist of a total of 32 clubs, with the 23 winners from round two being joined by another nine Premier League sides. Bowl 1 ArsenalAston Villa Chelsea Liverpool Man CityNewcastle Nottingham Forest Tottenham Bowl 2 Crystal Palace Brentford Port ValeBarnsley Doncaster Wolves Cambridge Charlton Reading Wycombe Burnley Lincoln Cardiff WrexhamBradford Huddersfield Swansea Wigan Millwall Sheffield Wednesday Everton / Mansfield Fulham / Bristol City Oxford / Brighton Grimsby / Man UnitedArsenal are among the big teams entering the competitionAFPCarabao Cup draw: What has been said? Wolves beat West Ham in a dramatic five-goal thriller in the second round to book their spot in the draw.And speaking after the game, manager Vitor Pereira said: “Today, I’m proud of my players and proud of my supporters.“Because today was a win of character, we showed character, we showed personality, we showed commitment, team spirit, and this is what is fruitful for me.“We have a good connection [with the fans] because they know that we are hard workers, not only me, but my staff. “We suffer together, and we deserved this win for that reason. “The connection between us and them is very important. In a small city, we need this connection.”