Liverpool will host Chelsea in the League Cup third round after Thursday’s draw threw up four all-Premier League ties.
Tottenham Hotspur will host Watford, Southampton visit Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Midlands rivals Leicester City in the other top-tier encounters.
Holders Manchester City will visit third-tier Oxford United, while Manchester United host Frank Lampard’s Derby County.
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Arsenal, who were beaten by City in last year’s final, face fellow London club Brentford.
Liverpool, who have won the trophy a record eight times, were also handed a tough Champions League draw on Thursday in a group with Paris St Germain, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.
Tottenham have applied to the English Football League (EFL) to play their tie against fellow Londoners Watford at a neutral venue.
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