Liverpool handed Northampton Town Carling Cup tie

Liverpool will play Northampton Town at home in the third round of the Carling Cup.

The Reds were drawn out to play the League Two side in the draw at F.A. Headquarters on Saturday afternoon.

Northampton squeezed through to the third round by causing an upset with a 3-3 draw against Reading on Tuesday night, including an own goal by Reading in the last minute of extra time. Northampton later went on to win 4-2 on penalties.

Notable fixtures in the third round also include Tottenham vs Arsenal and Burnley vs Bolton.

Brentford v Everton
Portsmouth v Leicester City
Stoke City v Fulham
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
Millwall v Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County
Burnley v Bolton Wanderers
Birmingham City v MK Dons
Liverpool v Northampton Town
Scunthorpe United v Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
Sunderland v West Ham United
Peterborough United v Swansea City
Wigan Athletic v Preston North End

Ties will be played in the week commencing 20 September.