Liverpool Faces Tough Test Against West Ham in Carabao Cup

Liverpool will host West Ham United at Anfield in the round three (round of 32) of the 2024/25 Carabao Cup.

The draw was announced following the conclusion of round two fixtures on Tuesday night.

Liverpool are the current holders of the Carabao Cup after edging Chelsea 1-0 in the final last season.

Premier League champions Manchester City will face Championship club Watford with the tie taking place at the Etihad Stadium.

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Last season’s league runners-up Arsenal will be home to Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United will welcome Barnsley to Old Trafford while Chelsea and Barrow will square off at Stamford Bridge.

Other fixtures will see Everton vs Southampton, QPP vs Crystal Palace, Preston North End vs Fulham, Brighton vs Wolves, Wimbledon vs Newcastle United, Coventry vs Tottenham Hotspur and Wycombe vs Aston Villa. The games will take place in September.

First held in 1960–61 as the Football League Cup, it is one of the three top-tier domestic football competitions in England alongside the Premier League and FA Cup.

The league introduced the new format to capitalize on the growing popularity of European football, assert its authority over the FA, and take advantage of newly installed floodlights for midweek evening games.

Winners not only receive the Cup but also qualify for European football: from 1966–67 until 1971–72 the winners received a place in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, from 1972–1973 until the 2019–20 season in the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) and starting with the 2020–21 season in the UEFA Conference League.

Liverpool has won more Carabao Cup titles than any other team, with 10 trophies. Manchester City follows closely with eight.

Manchester United leads with six titles, followed closely by Chelsea and Aston Villa with five each. Tottenham and Nottingham Forest have four titles apiece, while Leicester has claimed three championships. Arsenal has two titles to its name.