We take our place in the draw for the third round of the Carabao (EFL) Cup this evening - here's everything you need to know...
When is the draw?
The draw takes place live on Sky Sports following coverage of the second round tie between Grimsby Town and Manchester United at Blundell Park. That game kicks-off at 8pm, so we're looking at around 10pm for the draw.
What number are we?
We're waiting on that - the EFL are due to release draw numbers this (Wednesday) morning - we'll update this story with our number as soon as we know.
Watch | last season's third round thriller at Coventry
How does the draw work?
The draw consists of 32 clubs, 23 winners from the second round, plus nine Premier League clubs competing in UEFA competitions.
Two separate bowls will be utilised - one consisting of the UCL and UEL Clubs, and one consisting of the remaining 24 clubs (the UEFA Conference League - including Palace, should they qualify - doesn't start until October, so doesn't affect this draw). As the balls will be split across two pots, a pre-draw will be required first to determine whether each of the eight UCL/UEL teams will be playing home or away - this will take place live on Sky Sports during the build-up to the Grimsby-United tie.
For the main draw, the first eight ties will be drawn by alternating between one club from Bowl 1 and one club from Bowl 2, with the home/away positioning of the UCL/UEL team already pre-determined in the earlier pre-draw. Once the first eight ties featuring the UCL/UEL teams have been drawn, the remaining eight ties will then be drawn from Bowl 2 only.
When does the third round take place?
Like last season, the third round will be split over the weeks commencing 15 September and 22 September. This is for clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League - MD1 of this season's UCL is scheduled for 16-18 September, so our Carabao Cup tie will be scheduled for w/c 22 September.
What's our recent record in the third round?
* This was in the fourth round - we received a bye against Leyton Orient in the third round
How many times have we won the League Cup?
We've won it four times - 1971, 1973, 1999 and 2008.