September 15 2001

The League Cup

Crystal Palace will meet Sheffield Wednesday away in the Worthington Cup.

The Eagles progressed to the next round of the Worthington Cup after beating Everton on penalties last Wednesday.

The biggest tie in this 3rd round will surely be Arsenal taking on Manchester United at Highbury.

The third round draw in full:

West Brom v Charlton

Bolton v Nottm Forest

Coventry v Chelsea

Gillingham v Southampton

Sheff Wed v Crystal Palace

Fulham v Derby

Watford v Bradford

Blackburn v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Grimsby

Aston Villa v Reading

Leicester v Leeds

Crewe v Ipswich

Barnsley v Newcastle

Arsenal v Man Utd

Man City v Birmingham

Tranmere v Tottenham

Ties to be played week commencing October 8.