Saints Get Big Draw In The Carabao Cup 3rd Round
Wednesday, 28th Aug 2019 22:08

Saints have Pompey away in the 3rd round of the Carabao cup, the competition formerly known as the League cup and where we were beaten finalists in 1979 and 2017.

A big big tie in which Saints start favourites and the first South Coast Derby since 2012

The draw is as follows

Wolves V Reading

Oxford V West Ham

Watford V Swansea

Brighton V Aston Villa

Sheff Utd V Sunderland

Colchester v Spurs

Portsmouth V Saints

Burton Albion V Bournemouth

Preston V Manchester City

MK Don V Liverpool

Man Utd V Rochdale

Luton V Leicester City

Chelsea V Macclesfield/Grimsby

Sheff Weds V Everton

Arsenal V Nottingham Forest

Crawley V Stoke City

The third round will take place the week commencing 23 September

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