Only one club, Liverpool, has reached the Carabao Cup final on more occasions than Chelsea. We have reached the showpiece match of the competition on ten occasions, with five of those appearances resulting in the Blues lifting the trophy.

Our latest attempt to add to that history begins this evening, as we find out which club we will have to navigate to progress to the fourth round...

When is the Carabao Cup third round draw?

The draw for the third round will take place on Wednesday 27 August, following the conclusion of Manchester United's second-round tie at Grimsby Town.

A pre-draw will take place and be broadcast ahead of that game to determine whether the eight sides competing in the Champions League and Europa League will play home or away.

How can I watch the Carabao Cup draw?

The draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK.

What ball number is Chelsea?

Blues supporters should look out for ball number nine in tonight's draw.

Full Carabao Cup ball numbers

1 Arsenal
2 Aston Villa
3 Barnsley
4 Bradford City
5 Brentford
6 Burnley
7 Cambridge United
8 Cardiff City
9 Chelsea
10 Crystal Palace
11 Doncaster Rovers
12 Huddersfield Town
13 Lincoln City
14 Liverpool
15 Manchester City
16 Millwall
17 Newcastle United
18 Nottingham Forest
19 Port Vale
20 Reading
21 Sheffield Wednesday
22 Southampton
23 Swansea City
24 Tottenham Hotspur
25 Wigan Athletic
26 Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 Wrexham
28 Wycombe Wanderers
29 Everton or Mansfield Town
30 Fulham or Bristol City
31 Grimsby Town or Manchester United
32 Oxford United or Brighton & Hove Albion

When will Chelsea's third-round tie be played?

Ties in the third round will be split across two midweeks due to European participation. The first set of matches will be played across the week commencing 15 September. The second will be held in the week commencing 22 September.

How does the third-round draw work?

The draw will consist of 32 clubs – the 23 winners of the second round ties and the nine Premier League sides competing in this season's three UEFA competitions.

Two separate bowls will be utilised for the main draw – one that consists of the eight clubs competing in the Champions League and Europa League, and one consisting of the remaining 24 clubs.

The first eight ties will be drawn by alternating between one club from bowl one and one club from bowl two, with the home and away positioning of the Champions League or Europa League club determined in the pre-draw.

Once the first eight ties featuring clubs competing in the Champions League or Europa League have been drawn, the remaining eight ties will be drawn from bowl 2 only.