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United Face Leeds In Capital One Cup
Written by Newcastle Utd
Newcastle United have been drawn at home to Leeds United in the third round of the Capital One Cup
Newcastle United have been drawn at home to Leeds United in the third round of the Capital One Cup.
The draw was made live on Sky Sports on Wednesday night following the Magpies' 2-0 second round victory at Morecambe and United were drawn out of the hat first by former defender Olivier Bernard.
Newcastle have met the Yorkshiremen twice before in the competition, losing 1-0 in a single leg second round tie in the 1966/67 season at Elland Road, and losing again in 1982/83, this time 4-2 over two legs, also in the second round.
The full draw, with matches to be played in the week beginning 23rd September is:
Hull City v Huddersfield Town
Leicester City v Derby County
Birmingham City v Swansea City
Fulham v Everton
Tranmere v Stoke
Watford v Norwich City
Aston Villa v Tottenham
Southampton v Bristol City
West Brom v Arsenal
Swindon v Chelsea
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
Burnley v Nottingham Forest
Newcastle v Leeds
Manchester United v Liverpool
Sunderland v Peterborough
West Ham v Cardiff