Arsenal must travel to last season’s League Cup runners-up Tottenham Hotspur after the draw for the third round made late Tuesday threw up several mouth-watering local derbies.

The London rivals have met three times in the competition in the last 10 years with Arsenal winning a two-legged 2007 semi-final and Spurs triumphing at the same stage the next season.

Arsenal won after extra-time in the third round in 2010.

Another enticing derby sees five-time champions Aston Villa facing second-tier Birmingham City in a second city derby.

Holders and premier League champions Chelsea, who beat four-times winners Spurs 2-0 at Wembley in last season’s final, start the defence of their trophy with a trip to third-tier Walsall.

As well as the north London derby, other all Premier-League ties see Sunderland hosting leaders Manchester City, Norwich City welcoming West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City entertaining West Ham United.

Record eight-times winners Liverpool will play basement division side Carlisle at Anfield, while Manchester United take on second-tier Ipswich at Old Trafford.

Ties will be played during the week of September 21.

Third round draw
Aston Villa vs Birmingham
Crystal Palace vs Charlton
Fulham vs Stoke City
Hull City vs Swansea City
Leicester vs West Ham
Liverpool vs Carlisle
Manchester United vs Ipswich
Middlesbrough vs Wolves
MK Dons vs Southampton
Newcastle vs Sheffield Wed.
Norwich vs West Brom
Preston vs Bournemouth
Reading vs Everton
Sunderland vs Manchester City
Tottenham vs Arsenal
Walsall vs Chelsea

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