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Leicester City draw Chelsea in third round of EFL Cup

League champions Leicester City draw Chelsea at home in the third round of the EFL Cup.

Premier League champions Leicester City have been handed a home tie against Chelsea in the third round of the EFL Cup.

There are several other all-top-flight ties, with Southampton drawing Crystal Palace, Swansea City to face holders Manchester City and Stoke City hosting Hull City.

League One outfit Northampton Town will play host to Jose Mourinho's Manchester United, while Arsenal face a trip to Nottingham Forest of the Championship.

Accrington Stanley's reward for dumping out Burnley in the previous round is a trip to West Ham United's new London Stadium, with fellow Londoners Tottenham Hotspur hosting Gillingham.

Merseysiders Liverpool and Everton both face Championship opposition, the former travelling to Derby County and the latter hosting Norwich City.

The ties will be played during the week of September 19.

The draw in full is as follows:

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland
West Ham United vs Accrington Stanley
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Swansea City vs Manchester City
Fulham vs Bristol City
Bournemouth vs Preston North End
Tottenham Hotspur vs Gillingham
Everton vs Norwich City
Derby County vs Liverpool
Northampton vs Manchester United
Brighton vs Reading
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stoke City vs Hull City
Leicester City vs Chelsea

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