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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool15113131131836
2Chelsea16104237191834
3Arsenal1686229151430
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest168442119228
5Manchester CityMan City168352823527
6Bournemouth167452421325
7Aston Villa167452425-125
8Fulham166642422224
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton166642625124
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
11Brentford167273230223
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle166552321223
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd166462119222
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham165472129-819
15Crystal Palace163761721-416
16Everton153661421-715
17Leicester CityLeicester163582134-1314
18Ipswich TownIpswich162681628-1212
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1623112440-169
20Southampton1612131136-255


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