In the third round, League One rivals Bradford will host Carabao Cup holders Newcastle, who will face them in the title defense.
After shocking Manchester United with a spectacular penalty shootout victory at Blundell Park, League Two Grimsby Town will travel to Championship Sheffield Wednesday.
Arsenal will travel to Port Vale, while Manchester City will take on League One Huddersfield Town at the Accu Stadium.
Chelsea will travel to Lincoln City, while reigning Premier League champions Liverpool, who lost in the final of last year, will host Championship Southampton.
In the two all-Premier League games, Brentford will host Aston Villa, while Wolves will welcome Everton.
To prevent scheduling conflicts, the eight Champions League and Europa League teams, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa, were seeded.
Because the Conference League league season won’t begin until October, Crystal Palace were not included in the seeding.
Third-round Carabao Cup matches
Arsenal vs. Port Vale
Nottingham Forest vs. Swansea
Chelsea vs. Lincoln City
Doncaster vs. Tottenham
Aston Villa vs. Brentford
Manchester City vs. Huddersfield Town
Southampton vs. Liverpool
Bradford City vs. Newcastle
Grimsby Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Everton vs. Wolves
Millwall vs. Crystal Palace
Cardiff City vs. Burnley
Reading vs. Wrexham
Wycombe vs. Wigan
Brighton vs. Barnsley
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Source: BBC
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