Manchester United begin the defence of the Carabao Cup by hosting Burton in the third round.
United, who beat Southampton in last season's League Cup final, will welcome Nigel Clough's Championship side to Old Trafford after the 40-minute draw was made in Beijing this morning.
Jose Mourinho's side have only ever played the Brewers twice before, when the then non-league club earned a famous FA Cup replay after drawing 0-0 at Old Trafford, before United won 5-0 at the second attempt.
League One Doncaster have been rewarded for beating Championship Hull with a trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal, while the other third-tier club Bristol Rovers visit Wolves.
Carabao Cup third round draw
2014 winners Manchester City have been drawn away at West Brom, eight-time winners Liverpoolvisit Leicester, Chelsea will play Nottingham Forest at home and Everton host Sunderland.
Tottenham will play the winner of Barnsley versus Derby, Burnley's record signing Chris Wood will have a quick reunion with his former club Leeds as the Yorkshire side head to Turf Moor and Huddersfield make a repeat journey to Crystal Palace, the scene of their opening-day win in the Premier League.
Elsewhere West Ham taken on Bolton, Reading host Swansea, Stoke head to Bristol City andBrighton make the trip along the south coast to Bournemouth.
The draw was made in China at 11.30am local time, to try and boost the EFL's exposure in Asia, though it was not televised after mishaps in the last two draws.
The first-round draw, held in Thailand where the makers of energy drink Carabao are based,showed Charlton playing two teams in the on-screen graphic.
Then former England winger John Salako, conducting the second-round draw, got confused about which teams were playing at home or away.
Although starting late, there were no such embarrassments this time around, with each tie revealed on Twitter around two minutes apart on Twitter.
Ties to be played week commencing September 18.
Carabao Cup third round draw in full:
West Brom v Manchester City
Everton v Sunderland
Leicester v Liverpool
Manchester United v Burton
Brentford v Norwich
Wolves v Bristol Rovers
Burnley v Leeds
Arsenal v Doncaster
Bristol City v Stoke
Reading v Swansea
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
West Ham v Bolton
Crystal Palace v Huddersfield
Tottenham v Barnsley or Derby
Bournemouth v Brighton
And that's it!
Burton and Doncaster will be vying to pull off huge upsets when they face Man United and Arsenal away from home.
West Brom presents a tricky away tie for Man City, while on the south coast there is another Premier League clash as Bournemouth host Brighton.
Congratulations on staying awake...
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Bournemouth v Brighton.
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Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley or Derby County
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Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town.
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West Ham v Bolton.
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Chelsea v Nottingham Forest.
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Aston Villa v Middlesbrough.
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