The third round of the EFL Cup started on Tuesday as Premier League clubs involved in European action entered the competition.
Manchester United were among the teams to play their first match and the winners of the trophy in 2022/23 began their campaign by putting seven past League One side Barnsley on Tuesday.
This evening, Tottenham Hotspur avoided joining Fulham in exiting to lower-league opposition as they claimed a late turnaround win, scoring twice after the 87th minute to win at Championship club Coventry City.
In all, there were seven third-round ties this week involving Premier League teams. See below for results with links to reports and line-ups.
EFL Cup third-round results
Tuesday 17 September
Brentford 3-1 Leyton Orient Brentford report
Everton 1-1 Southampton (Southampton win 6-5 on pens) Everton report | Southampton report
Preston North End 1-1 Fulham (Preston win 16-15 on pens) Fulham report
Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Crystal Palace Palace report
Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley Man Utd report
Wednesday 18 September
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Wolves Brighton report | Wolves report
Coventry City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Spurs report
Next week’s fixtures
There are seven more third-round ties next week, all involving Premier League teams.
Liverpool, the holders, begin their defence against West Ham United in the only remaining all-Premier League tie.
Tuesday 24 September
AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle United
Chelsea v Barrow
Manchester City v Watford
Walsall v Leicester City
Wycombe v Aston Villa
Wednesday 25 September
Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers
Liverpool v West Ham United
When is the fourth-round draw?
The draw for the fourth round will be held after the third round’s final matches on Wednesday 25 September.
The fourth-round ties will take place in the week commencing 28 October, which falls between Matchweeks 9 and 10 in the Premier League.
