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United Handed Wednesday Draw
Written by Newcastle Utd
United have been drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the Capital One Cup
By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
Newcastle United have been drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the Capital One Cup.
The draw was made on Tuesday night, and has given the Magpies a home tie against the Championship outfit, who beat Oxford United 1-0 in the second round.
Wednesday, who are managed by Carlos Carvalhal, are currently tenth in the second tier, with five points from their four games to date.
The sides met in a pre-season friendly at Hillsborough in the summer of 2014, in which Ayoze Perez scored the only goal of the game.
The tie will be played at St. James' Park in the week commencing Monday, 21st September, and a date for the fixture and ticket details will be announced on nufc.co.uk in due course.
Capital One Cup third round draw in full
Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion
Hull City v Swansea City
Leicester City v West Ham United
Aston Villa v Birmingham City
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
Liverpool v Carlisle United
Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic
Fulham v Stoke City
Sunderland v Manchester City
Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday
Reading v Barnsley/Everton
Preston North End v Bournemouth
Walsall v Chelsea
Milton Keynes Dons v Southampton