Liverpool’s defence of the League Cup will start with a third-round conflict towards Derby County later this 12 months.
The 32-team draw was made on Wednesday night, with Liverpool, Man Metropolis, Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and West Ham becoming a member of the 25 second-round winners within the subsequent stage of the competitors.
Liverpool have been drawn at house to League One facet Derby County, who beat West Brom to succeed in the third spherical.
It’s the primary time the Reds may have performed Derby since 2016, when it was a 3-0 win on the similar stage of this competitors.
Derby suffered relegation from the Championship final season, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2008.
When will the match be performed?
Not for some time! The entire third-round matches are resulting from be performed within the week commencing November 7.
Sometimes Liverpool’s first League Cup conflict of the season falls in September, however this 12 months’s scheduling comes on account of the 2022 World Cup, with Liverpool’s Champions League group stage video games happening sooner than normal.
The match falls between Premier League fixtures towards Tottenham on the London Stadium and a house conflict towards Southampton the weekend after – which is the ultimate sport earlier than the World Cup.
As soon as once more, Jurgen Klopp is probably going to make use of League Cup video games at hand out beneficial sport time to among the squad’s fringe gamers.
What about our rivals?
Whereas Liverpool got a perfect draw towards decrease league opposition and at house, loads of others received Premier League opponents.
Man Metropolis have been drawn towards Chelsea, Man United received Aston Villa, Spurs received Nottingham Forest, Everton received Bournemouth, Arsenal play Brighton.
Leicester vs Newport County
West Ham vs Blackburn
Wolves vs Leeds
Nott’m Forest vs Tottenham
Man United vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Everton
Burnley vs Crawley
Bristol Metropolis vs Lincoln
Man Metropolis vs Chelsea
Stevenage vs Charlton
MK Dons vs Morecambe
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace
Southampton vs Sheff Wednesday
Arsenal vs Brighton
Brentford vs Gillingham
2022/23 League Cup schedule
Third spherical: W/C November 7
Fourth spherical: W/C December 19
Quarter-finals: W/C January 9
Semi-finals first-leg: W/C January 23
Semi finals second-leg: W/C January 30
Closing: February 26
