League Cup third-round draw: Spurs face Arsenal in thriller, Chelsea visit Walsall

Tottenham will face north London enemies Arsenal and Aston Villa will take on bitter rivals Birmingham in a pair of League Cup third round derby showdowns. Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham were paired against Arsene Wenger’s Gunners in Tuesday’s draw. [caption id=“attachment_2408338” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File picture of Arsenal players. AP[/caption] Tottenham, who were beaten in last year’s final by Chelsea, will host the tie of the round at White Hart Lane in September. It will be the first north London derby of the season. There will be more derby intrigue when Villa clash with Championship side Birmingham for the first time since January 2011. Birmingham are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Villa, including a League Cup tie in 2010. Holders Chelsea travel to third tier Walsall, while Liverpool host fourth tier Carlisle. Manchester United face Championship side Ipswich at Old Trafford and Manchester City travel to Sunderland. English League Cup draw made on Tuesday: 3rd rd Middlesbrough v Wolves Norwich v West Brom Hull v Swansea Leicester v West Ham Aston Villa v Birmingham Tottenham v Arsenal Manchester United v Ipswich Liverpool v Carlisle Crystal Palace v Charlton Fulham v Stoke Sunderland v Manchester City Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday Reading v Barnsley or Everton Preston v Bournemouth Walsall v Chelsea Milton Keynes Dons v Southampton Ties to be played in the week commencing September 21. AFP