Some of the country’s biggest clubs will enter the Carabao Cup when the third round draw is made this week.This season’s competition began with two preliminary round matches at the start of the month to decide the first round participants.City will begin their Carabao Cup title defence next monthGettyChampionship promotion hopefuls such as Middlesbrough, West Ham and Wolves were all victorious, while four teams from League Two fought their way into the second round.They have been joined by 11 Premier League sides including five-time winners Chelsea and former champions Tottenham Hotspur, for the second round.Ties remain split across northern and southern sections and, once they have been played, all eyes will be fixed on the third round draw.It will see the introduction of the nine clubs who are competing in European competitions this season, including reigning champions Manchester City.Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Manchester United and Sunderland all enter next.When is the Carabao Cup third round draw?The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup will be made on Wednesday, August 26.It will be conducted during the live broadcast of the second round tie between Preston North End and Everton on Sky Sports.Full information on the timing of the draw and ball numbers will be released on Tuesday morning.talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will have coverage of the draw when it takes place.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app, whilst talkSPORT is also available to watch on Samsung TV Plus.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.Clubs outside of the Premier League will dream of causing a ‘cupset’GettyCarabao Cup second round fixturesNorthern sectionDoncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough – August 25Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra – August 25Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United – August 25Blackpool v Lincoln City – August 25Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town – August 25Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves – August 25Stoke City v Hull City – August 25Nottingham Forest v Leeds United – August 25 – talkSPORT 2Bradford City v Burnley – August 26Newcastle United v West Brom – August 26 – talkSPORT 2Preston North End v Everton – August 26Southern sectionCardiff City v Norwich City – August 25Cambridge United v Millwall – August 25Ipswich Town v Leicester City – August 25Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City – August 25Southampton v West Ham United – August 25Stevenage v Reading – August 25Walsall v Leyton Orient – August 25Watford v Peterborough United – August 25Birmingham City v Brentford – August 25Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic – August 26 – talkSPORTChelsea v Luton Town – August 27 – talkSPORTFulham v AFC Wimbledon – August 27Carabao Cup third round ball numbersThe third round fixtures will be played during the weeks commencing September 7 and September 14.Teams will no longer be placed in the northern or southern sections from the third round onwards.The winners will also have a long wait for the following stage of the competition, which begins on October 26.The ball numbers will follow in due course.