Capital One Cup third-round draw: Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all given home ties

• Manchester City begin defence at Etihad against Sheffield Wednesday
• Arsenal vs Southampton, Chelsea vs Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool vs Middlesbrough among other home ties for Premier League big four
• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle, Sunderland vs Stoke, Swansea vs Everton and West Brom vs Hull see Premier League teams pitted against each other

Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool will start their Capital One Cup campaigns at home.

City, who beat Sunderland 3-1 in the League Cup final last year, are to host Championship outfit Sheffield Wednesday at the Etihad in the week commencing September 22.

Eight-time winners Liverpool were given a similar draw as Middlesbrough make the trip to Anfield, while Bolton face a journey to Stamford Bridge to face Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

A tasty Premier League tie has been set up between Southampton and Arsenal, with the latter the home side at the Emirates. 

CAPITAL ONE CUP THIRD ROUND 

Chelsea vs Bolton Wanderers 

Arsenal vs Southampton

West Brom vs Hull City

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle

Leyton Orient vs Sheffield United

Cardiff vs Bournemouth

Sunderland vs Stoke

Derby vs Reading

Liverpool vs Middlesbrough

MK Dons vs Bradford

Manchester City vs Sheffield Wednesday 

Burton Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Swansea City vs Everton

Shrewsbury Town vs Norwich City

Fulham vs Doncaster Rovers

Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest

The Premier League big four were each given a kind home draw, which was made after Bradford saw off 10-man Leeds United with a 2-1 win at Valley Parade on Wednesday night.

Manchester United failed to make the cut after Louis van Gaal and Co were humiliated by MK Dons on Tuesday night, losing 4-0 to their League One counterparts.

As a result, Karl Robinson's men will welcome fellow upsetters and League Two outfit Bradford to stadium:mk.

Four other ties see Premier League opposition pitted against each other. 

Swansea City and Everton couldn't avoid matching, and will meet at the Liberty Stadium.

Crystal Palace's new manager Neil Warnock will look to orchestrate a win over Newcastle United, while Hull City face a trip to West Brom.

Gus Poyet admitted he was hungry for more after surviving Premier League relegation and making the League Cup final last year, and the Sunderland manager will have to see off Stoke City at home if he is to do so again. 

Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur are to face Nottingham Forest at White Hart Lane.

Leyton Orient and Burton Albion, having both seen off Premier League opposition in Aston Villa and QPR respectively, earned their own home ties. Orient will meet fellow League One club Sheffield United, while Albion face tougher opposition in Brighton & Hove Albion.