Leicester City draw Chelsea in third round of 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