The clash between the Premier-ship leaders and their London rivals is the pick of the matches in the third round, which sees teams involved in European competition enter.

In total, there are five all-Premiership ties, with Arsenal drawn away to bottom side Sunderland, Everton at home to Middlesbrough, Fulham hosting West Brom and West Ham travelling to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton.

Grimsby were rewarded for their giantkilling exploits in the last round with a home tie against Newcastle.

Russell Slade's men beat Tottenham 1-0 at Blundell Park on Tuesday and will now host the Magpies in the last week of October.

"It's a great draw for us, a fantastic draw," the Mariners boss told Sky Sports News.

"We're on the same side of the country and for them to come to Blundell Park, as with Spurs, is fantastic for our supporters.

"It will be another packed house again, we look forward to it and hopefully we can repeat the evening."

Fellow League Two side Barnet got a plum tie, drawn away to Manchester United. The north Londoners booked their place in the third round with a 2-1 home win over Championship side Plymouth at Underhill.

League Cup 3rd round draw (ties to be played week starting October 24)

Doncaster v Gillingham, Bolton v West Ham, Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Manchester Utd v Barnet, Chelsea v Charlton, Reading v Sheffield Utd, Fulham v West Brom, Mansfield v Millwall, Sunderland v Arsenal, Everton v Middlesbrough, Wigan v Watford, Grimsby v Newcastle, Aston Villa v Burnley, Blackburn v Leeds, Cardiff v Leicester, Birmingham v Norwich.