The draw for the Carabao Cup third round was made in Beijing this morning.
At 4.30AM.
Why - in China at 4AM - is anyone's guess, but trust me, football is in the hands of feckin IDIOTS!
No Newcastle, but we didn't deserve to be in the draw, so let's not even go there.
Manchester City, the 2014 winners, have been drawn away at West Brom, eight-time winners Liverpool visit Leicester, Chelsea will play Nottingham Forest at home and Everton host Sunderland.
Apparently the draw was made in China at 11.30am local time, to try and boost the EFL's exposure in Asia, and NOT because "someone" got a back-hander!
Carabao Cup third-round draw:
West Brom v Manchester City
Everton v Sunderland
Leicester v Liverpool
Manchester United v Burton
Brentford v Norwich
Wolves v Bristol Rovers
Burnley v Leeds
Arsenal v Doncaster
Bristol City v Stoke
Reading v Swansea
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
West Ham v Bolton
Crystal Palace v Huddersfield
Tottenham v Barnsley or Derby
Bournemouth v Brighton
Ties to be played week commencing September 18.